A catalogue of Western manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries and selected Oxford colleges

MS. Douce 353

Summary Catalogue no.: 21928

Contents

Histoire ancienne jusqu'a César
Language(s): Middle French

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: v + 201 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 12.875 × 10 in.

Hand(s)

Written with calligraphic flourishes.

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander i. 730:

Fine and good miniatures, some defaced.

Fine and good initials.

Binding

Green velvet.

History

Origin: 15th century, third quarter ; French

Provenance and Acquisition

Francis Douce, 1757–1834

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1966).

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (36 images from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

2024-05: Add extent and leaf dimensions from Summary Catalogue.