Edward, duke of York — 15th century, middle; English

Title

Edward, duke of York — 15th century, middle; English

Shelfmark

MS. Douce 335

Date

15th century, middle

Language

Middle English (1100-1500)

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

iv + 77leaves

Decoration

Good miniatures.

Good historiated initials.

Penwork initials.

Binding

Red morocco with gold ornament, 18th cent..

Acquisition

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834

Provenance

With the armorial bookplate of 'Charles Chauncy M.D.' (d. 1777).

Chauncy sale, April 1790; bought by Douce (Douce Legacy, p. 135).

Francis Douce, 1757–1834

Title

'... the boke of huntyng that is cleped Maystere of Game', in 35 chapters

Shelfmark

MS. Douce 335

Summary

With prologue dedicating the work to '... N... eldest sone an heire vn to ... H. the v [sic, but an erasure follows, so probably there was originally vi, an error for iv] ... king of Ingelonde ... ': chapt. 1 beg. 'Of the hare ... An hare is a common beest': the work describes hunting and hounds, and is mentioned in the Book of Hunting connected with the name of Juliana Barnes as by Edward duke of York, d. 1415 (see Douce's notes on fol. ii). At fol. 72 are '... the statutes and the lawes of the kynges forestes.'.

With the armorial bookplate of 'Charles Chauncy M.D.' (d. 1777).

Date

written in the first half of the 15th cent.

Language

English

Physical facet

On parchment, with small miniatures, illuminated capitals, etc., binding: red morocco with gold ornament, 18th cent.

Physical extent

77 Leaves