MS. Douce 44
Summary Catalogue no.: 21618
Contents
, Liber specialis gratiae
Books 2, 3 and 4
Book 2 begins 'Dit is dat ... [tweede erased?] boeck van Mechteldis Revelacie... Op enen saterdach'
At fol. 58, the name of the treatise is given as 'dat boec der gheesteliker Gracien'
Book 3 begins on fol. 59
Book 4 begins on fol. 129v
Language(s): Middle Dutch
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: paper
ii+204 leaves.
Dimensions (binding): 5.625 × 4.25 in.
Hand(s)
Fols 197-203 are in a different hand
History
Provenance and Acquisition
'Dit boec hoert tot... besloten susteren van Onser Vrouwen in dai Wijngaerte Utrecht' (15th century)
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
MS. Douce 44, flyleaves 1
Contents
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: Parchment
History
Origin: 14th century
MS. Douce 44, flyleaves 2
Contents
(Fol. ii verso)
Print of the revelation to Mathildis (?) Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: Paper
History
Origin: 16th century
Additional Information
Record Sources
Description adapted (November 2023) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1897)
Bibliography
Printed descriptions:
S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 6: Fragments - Office Books, Rituals, Directories (typescript, 1957), p. 96
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2023-11-09: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)