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

MS. Douce 45

Summary Catalogue no.: 21619

Physical Description

Composite: five parts

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Francis Douce, 1757–1834

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834

MS. Douce 45 – Part 1

Contents

1.
Medical recipes
Language(s): Latin and Middle French
2.
Arithmetical terms
Language(s): Latin and Middle French

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 15th century

MS. Douce 45 – Part 2

Contents

1.
Campanus of Novara, De quadrante
Language(s): Latin
2.
Treatise on the quadrant
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper

History

Origin: 15th century

MS. Douce 45 – Part 3

Contents

1.
Medical recipes
Language(s): Latin and Middle English
2.
Recipes for making colours for illumination
Language(s): Latin and Middle English

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper

History

Origin: 15th century

MS. Douce 45 – Part 4

Contents

1.
Notes on physiognomy
Language(s): Middle English
1.
Treatise on anatomy
Language(s): Latin
2.
Treatise on chiromancy
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper, parchment

History

Origin: 15th century

MS. Douce 45 – Part 5

Contents

1.
Astrological treatises
Language(s): Latin
2.
Poems
Language(s): Middle English

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 15th century

Additional Information

Record Sources

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (6 images from 35mm slides)

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.