A Psalter, preceded by a calendar (fol. 1), written in the second half of the 13th cent. in France
Followed by:
- canticles (fol. 163)
- litany (fol. 178v)
The calendar points to the neighbourhood of Metz and the Netherlandish frontier. On fol. 181v is an office of st. Giles, added in the 15th cent. Several coats of arms occur in the marginal grotesques, the commonest being gules a cross argent, and party per fess, in the upper part bendy gules and argent, the lower part or.
Dates
- Creation: written in the second half of the 13th cent. in France
Extent
148 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 118
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. IV, no 21692
Our best descriptions for medieval items in this collection are in Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries under MSS. Douce.
Custodial History
A half effaced inscription of the 16th cent. at fol. 182 shows that the volume once belonged to 'madame l' abesse Du Perray', cf. fol. 69.
Physical Facet
On parchment, with illuminated capitals, borders, grotesques, etc., binding: panels containing flowers, dragons, pelicans, etc., French (?) 15th cent. (?), on leather covering boards
Dimensions
9 1/4 × 6 3/8 in.
Repository Details
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