User Contributed Dictionary
Pronunciation
- lang=fr|/dus/
- SAMPA: /dus/
Adjective
- Feminine of doux.
Extensive Definition
Francis Douce (IPA
/daʊs/) (1757-1834), antiquary, born in London, was for some
time employed at the British
Museum. He published
Illustrations of Shakespeare (1807), and a dissertation on
The
Dance of Death (1833).
Douce bequeathed over 19,000 printed books and
420 manuscripts to the Bodleian
Library.
External links
- Bodleian Library. Overview of the Douce bequest
- Bodleian Library. MSS. Douce: manuscripts from the collection of Francis Douce (1757-1834)