MS. Douce 42
Summary Catalogue no.: 21616
Contents
1.
Vision of St Mawdlen Incipit: Ther was an holy woman namyd Mawdlen
(Perhaps translated by I. S. at the text states 'quod I. S.' on fol. 45; but see below, Decoration) An introduction to the following item; ed. William E. A. Axon in Transactions of the Royal Society of Literature 2nd ser. 27 (1907), 123–137 (126–133)
Language(s): Middle English
2.
Golden Letany of the Lyeff and Passion of Christe Rubric: Here begynneth the Golden Letany off the Lyeff & Passion of Cryste...
English translation of Magdalena Beutler of Freiburg Die Goldene Litanei ed. William E. A. Axon in Transactions of the Royal Society of Literature 2nd ser. 27 (1907), 123–137 (126–133)
Language(s): Middle English
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: 50 pages
Dimensions (binding): 5.25 × 4 in.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
The name of 'Willam Edgson' is on fol. 42v (17th century)
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
Record Sources
Description adapted (September 2023) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1973)
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2023-09-22: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)