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MS. Douce 381

Summary Catalogue no.: 21956

Physical Description

Composite
Musical Notation:

Notation on staves (see van Dijk 1957).

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Francis Douce, 1757–1834

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834

MS. Douce 381 – Part 1

Contents

Life of St. Juliana (metrical) (fragment)
Language(s): Old French

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 13th century

MS. Douce 381 – Part 2

Contents

Adam Ross, Vision de St. Paul (fragment)
Language(s): Old French

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 13th century

MS. Douce 381 – Part 3

Contents

The Destruction of Troy (fragment)
Language(s): Old French

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 13th century

MS. Douce 381 – Part 4

Contents

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper

History

Origin: 15th century

MS. Douce 381 – Part 5

Contents

Martijn van Thorout, Lives of Saints (fragment)
Language(s): Middle Dutch

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Initial. (Pächt and Alexander i. 203)

History

Origin: 14th century, second half ; Dutch

MS. Douce 381 – Part 6

Contents

Romance of Garin de Montglane (?) (fragment)
Language(s): Middle French

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper

History

Origin: 15th century

MS. Douce 381 – Part 7

Contents

Songs (fragment)
Language(s): Middle French

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper

History

Origin: 15th century, late

MS. Douce 381 – Part 8

Contents

Songs with music (fragment)
Language(s): Middle English and Anglo-Norman

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 14th century, late (?)

MS. Douce 381 – Part 9

Contents

Chanson de Jérusalem (fragment)
Language(s): Old French

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 13th century

MS. Douce 381 – Part 10

Contents

Collectar and Hymnal (fragment)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 13th century

MS. Douce 381 – Part 11

Contents

(fols. 63v-65v)
Psalter/Hours and Calendar (cuttings, see also MS. Douce d. 19 fols. 10–39)
Language(s): Latin and Old French

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander i. 284, pl. XX:

Fine borders.

Fine initial.

History

Origin: 13th century, third quarter ; Flemish, Liège

MS. Douce 381 – Part 12

Contents

fols. 66–82v
Psalter (cuttings)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander i. 519:

Good unfinished initials.

History

Origin: 13th century, first half ; French (?)

MS. Douce 381 – Part 13

Contents

fols. 78–88
Book of Hours (fragment, see also MS. Douce d. 19 fol. 71v)
Language(s): Latin and Middle Dutch

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Fine miniatures.

Borders.

Initials. (Pächt and Alexander i. 345, pl. XXVII)

History

Origin: 15th century, third quarter ; Flemish, Utrecht , or ; Dutch

MS. Douce 381 – Part 14

Contents

(fols. 89–103)
Book of Hours (cuttings)
Language(s): Middle Dutch

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander i. 225:

Good borders.

Good historiated initials.

Good other initials.

History

Origin: c. 1470–80 ; Dutch

MS. Douce 381 – Part 15

Contents

(fols. 106–20)
Book of Hours (fragments)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

mMutilated. Pächt and Alexander i. 363:

Fine borders.

Fine historiated initials.

Fine other initials.

History

Origin: c. 1480–90 ; Flemish

MS. Douce 381 – Part 16

Contents

(fols. 122–4)
Psalter (fragments of illustrations)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander i. 536, pl. XLI:

Seven important miniatures, partly unfinished.

History

Origin: 13th century, second half ; French, Paris

MS. Douce 381 – Part 17

Contents

(fol. 125)
Gradual (cutting)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander i. 852, pl. LXIII:

Fine historiated initial.

History

Origin: 16th century, second half ; French

MS. Douce 381 – Part 18

Contents

(fol. 127)
Gradual (cutting)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander i. 853:

Good historiated initial

History

Origin: 16th century, second quarter ; French

MS. Douce 381 – Part 19

Contents

(fols. 128–48)
Gradual (cuttings)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander ii.915, pl. LXXIX:

Fine initials

History

Origin: 15th century, end ; Italian, North-west (?)

MS. Douce 381 – Part 20

Contents

(fol. 152)
Gradual (fragment)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander ii 485, pl. LXVI:

Good historiated initial, but retouched.

History

Origin: 15th century, middle ; Italian, Venice (?)

MS. Douce 381 – Part 21

Contents

(fols. 157r-158v, 169)
Book of Hours (fragments)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Fine miniatures.

Borders.

Initials. By Maître François. (Pächt and Alexander i. 722, pl. LVI)

History

Origin: c. 1470 ; French

MS. Douce 381 – Part 22

Contents

(fol. 159)
Cutting
Language(s): No linguistic content (?)

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander i. 337:

Good miniature.

Good border.

History

Origin: 15th century, third quarter ; Flemish

MS. Douce 381 – Part 23

Contents

(fol. 160)
Cutting
Language(s): No linguistic content (?)

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Miniature (damaged). (Pächt and Alexander i. 374)

History

Origin: 15th century, end ; Flemish

MS. Douce 381 – Part 24

Contents

(fol. 162)
Cutting
Language(s): No linguistic content (?)

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander i. 246:

Fine miniature with border.

Fine miniature with border.

History

Origin: 15th century, end ; Dutch

MS. Douce 381 – Part 25

Contents

(fol. 163a)
Book of Hours (cutting)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Fine miniature.

Border.

Initial. (Pächt and Alexander i. 833)

History

Origin: 15th century, beginning ; French

MS. Douce 381 – Part 26

Contents

(fol. 163b)
Cutting
Language(s): No linguistic content (?)

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Miniature (damaged). (Pächt and Alexander i. 375)

History

Origin: 15th century, end ; Flemish

MS. Douce 381 – Part 27

Contents

(fol. 163c)
Book of Hours (fragment)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander ii. 564:

Fine border.

Fine historiated initial.

History

Origin: c. 1480 ; Italian, Venice

MS. Douce 381 – Part 28

Contents

(fols. 164–6)
Book of Hours (cuttings)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

By the Master of the Dresden Hours. Script overpainted. Pächt and Alexander i. 369:

Fine historiated borders.

Fine historiated initials.

History

Origin: 15th century, end ; Flemish, Ghent

MS. Douce 381 – Part 29

Contents

(fols. 170–3)
Pericope, prayers (fragments)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

By the atelier of Willem Vrelant. Pächt and Alexander i. 344:

Fine grisaille miniatures.

Fine borders.

Fine historiated initials.

Fine other initials.

History

Origin: 15th century, third quarter ; Flemish

MS. Douce 381 – Part 30

Contents

(fol. 174b)
Book of Hours (cutting)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander i. 321, pl. XXV:

Good miniature.

History

Origin: 15th century, middle ; Flemish

MS. Douce 381 – Part 31

Contents

(fols. 175–9)
Book of Hours (cuttings)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Good miniatures.

Borders.

Initials. (Pächt and Alexander i. 782)

History

Origin: 15th century, end ; French

MS. Douce 381 – Part 32

Contents

(fol. 180)
Gradual (cutting)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Fine initial. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 741, pl. LXXI)

History

Origin: 15th century, third quarter ; Italian, Lombardy or Ferrara (?)

Additional Information

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1970).
Summary Catalogue, vol. 4, p. 614
Summary Catalogue, vol. 4, p. 615

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (38 images from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

Abbreviations

View list of abbreviations and editorial conventions.

Last Substantive Revision

2018-10-14: Mitch Fraas Provenance and acquisition information added using https://github.com/littlegustv/oxfordupdates/blob/master/test_case_for_oxford_prov.rb in collaboration with the Mapping Manuscript Migrations project.