Ordinances of Charles VI of France for the regulation of single combat, issued in 1406 — c. 1460–1470
MS. Douce 182
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Ordinances of Charles VI of France for the regulation of single combat, issued in 1406 — c. 1460–1470
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 182
Place of origin
France
Date
c. 1460–1470
Language
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
12leaves
Decoration
Good miniature: fol. 2 has a double miniature of fighting on horseback and on foot
Border
Initial
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
Provenance
Francis Douce, 1757–1834
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Title
Orders issued by Charles VI king of France in A.D. 1406, for the regulation of single combat
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 182
Summary
'Sensieut la chartre de Gaige de Bataille', orders issued by Charles VI king of France in A.D. 1406, for the regulation of single combat: being fols. cxlii-cli of a larger volume. Fol. 2 has a double miniature of fighting on horseback and on foot, and an illuminated border and capital.
Date
written in the last quarter of the 15th cent.
Language
French
Physical facet
On parchment, illuminated
Physical extent
12 Leaves
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Collection contents
Orders issued by Charles VI king of France in A.D. 1406, for the regulation of single combat
