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Four leaves from a Missal, written in a Merovingian hand, perhaps of the 8th cent., written in the 8th cent. (?)

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MS. Douce f. 1
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Once part of the binding of Douce 306, a printed book. A list of the contents of the fragments is at fol. ii: fols. i, iii-iv, 5-end, are blank paper.

Dates

  • Creation: written in the 8th cent. (?)

Extent

15 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • Latin

Shelfmark

MS. Douce f. 1

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 21999

Our best descriptions for medieval items in this collection are in Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries under MSS. Douce.

Physical Facet

On parchment, rubrics and the capitals are in red, green, and other colours

Dimensions

6 3/4 × 8 3/4 in.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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