MS. Douce 383
Summary Catalogue no.: 21958
Physical Description
Composite: fols. 1–18 || B || C || D
Musical Notation:
Notation on staves (see van Dijk 1957).
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Fols. 41-46: Notley, Buckinghamshire, Augustinian abbey of St Mary the Virgin and St John the Baptist: "[...] Iohannes Fyschere. qui fecit fieri hunc librum. et dedit ecclesie beate Marie de Nottele", at Sept. 9. (MLGB3: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution).
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
MS. Douce 383 – Part 1
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Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Decoration
Fine miniatures.
Borders.
Initials, partly rubbed. First miniature by the Master of the Roman de la Rose, the others by the Master of Edward IV. (Pächt and Alexander i. 367, pl. XXIX)
History
MS. Douce 383 – Part 2
Contents
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
History
Origin: 15th century
MS. Douce 383 – Part 3
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Calendar
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
History
MS. Douce 383 – Part 4
Contents
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
History
Additional Information
Record Sources
Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1966).
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (24 images from 35mm slides)
Bibliography
Online resources:
Printed descriptions:
A. Watson, Catalogue of Dated and Datable Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries (1984), no. 483 (fols. 47-58)
S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 3: Rituals and Directories (typescript, 1957), p. 149
S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 6: Fragments - Office Books, Rituals, Directories (typescript, 1957), pp. 48, 306
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2021-12-14: Add provenance information from MLGB3.