MS. Douce b. 2
Summary Catalogue no.: 21973
Contents
Machines et utensils de guerre
Rubric: Machines et Ustenciles de Guerre [perhaps a later title]
A set of painted drawings of military engines and implements, including multiple guns, portable boats, etc.
The arms and name of Portugal are on some of the drawings, and the date 1582 on some of the guns
Language(s): Middle French
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: paper
Extent: 152 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 16.875 × 12 in.
Binding
Brown leather with elaborate gold stamping dated 1596, worn (French work)
History
Provenance and Acquisition
'I Cab. T. I. A. 2' in a French library
Sale of Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise, 1788, no. 3993
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
Record Sources
Description adapted (May 2025) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1922). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1966)
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (66 images from 35mm slides)
Bibliography
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Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2025-05-22: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)