Alphabet of painted capitals — 16th century, beginning; French

Title

Alphabet of painted capitals — 16th century, beginning; French

Psalter (?) — 12th century, end; French

Cutting — 15th century, beginning; French

Shelfmark

MS. Douce f. 2

Date

15th century, beginning

16th century, beginning

12th century, end

Language

No linguistic content

Contents

Acquisition

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834

Provenance

Francis Douce, 1757–1834

Title

An alphabet of well-painted capitals (early 16th cent. ?)

Shelfmark

MS. Douce f. 2

Summary

A few illuminated letters and ornaments of earlier date and some 17th cent. paintings of flowers have been inserted: at the end is a French 17th cent. recipe for making 'Or pour ecrire a la plume': fols. 25-56, etc., are blank. The volume originally contained 124 leaves, but Douce notes that the leaves taken out were ' blank & dirty.'.

'Rogerius Le Lieur emit hunc librum pro Carthusia Parisiensi r. 1. 1. c.' (16th cent.): the binding bears on one side 'Iesus Maria', on the other ' D. Rogerius Le Lieur', and on both sides a stamped crucifix: 'D. Roger Le Lieur' is also illuminated on the inner covers. Presumably the purchaser was connected with the Chartreuse, and had the use of the book.

Date

painted chiefly early in the 16th cent. in France

Language

French

Physical facet

On parchment, imperfect binding: brown leather (with clasps)

Physical extent

78 Leaves