Pierre Bersuire — 15th century, first half (?); English
MS. Douce 177
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Pierre Bersuire — 15th century, first half (?); English
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 177
Date
15th century, first half (?)
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
ii + 458leaves, in double columns
Decoration
Penwork.
Binding
The original bevelled boards, with modern covering.
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
Provenance
Francis Douce, 1757–1834
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Title
Part of the Reductorium Morale of Petrus Berchorii (an encyclopædia of natural history), including man and animals
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 177
Summary
The complete work is in 16 books, including the vegetable and mineral world, but only bks. 1 - 10 are here, with a dedicatory epistle to bp. Petrus de Pratis. The title of the work occurs in the rubrics. Inside the front cover is a parchment fragment of a Latin work on ecclesiastical discipline (? 14th cent.).
Date
written in the 15th cent.
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, binding, the original bevelled boards, with modem covering
Physical extent
458 leaves, in double columns
Custodial history
Given to Douce by Roger Wilbraham, esq.
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Collection contents
Part of the Reductorium Morale of Petrus Berchorii (an encyclopædia of natural history), including man and animals
