MS. Douce 59
Summary Catalogue no.: 21633
Contents
Physical Description
Decoration
Codex aureus purpureus. Pächt and Alexander i. 416, pl. XXXIV:
Important miniatures, ornaments.
Important borders.
Important initials.
Binding
Green velvet, modern.
History
Record Sources
Availability
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Please note in addition that this item will be on loan from 21 Sept. 2023 – 18 Feb. 2024 to the exhibition ‘Colour revolution: Turner to Whistler’ (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford). It will not be orderable between those dates or for a short period before and after.
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (354 images from 35mm slides)
Bibliography
Printed descriptions:
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2022-04-04: Add binding information from Summary Catalogue.