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MS. Douce 79

Summary Catalogue no.: 21653

Contents

1.
Lives of Adam and Eve (fragment)
Language(s): Anglo-Norman
2.
History of the Cross (fragments)
Language(s): Anglo-Norman

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Fine miniatures, borders, historiated initials. By the Master of the Queen Mary Psalter. Paris BN fr. 13342 once formed part of this manuscript. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 539, pl. LIII)

Binding

Green leather with blind and gold tooling, stated to be by the elder or younger Bozerian.

History

Origin: 1320s, mid ; English

Provenance and Acquisition

Francis Douce, 1757–1834

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1973).
Summary Catalogue, vol. 4, p. 513
Summary Catalogue, vol. 4, p. 514

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Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (10 images from 35mm slides)

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2022-04-04: Add binding information from Summary Catalogue.