Boccaccio — 16th century, first half
MS. Douce 329
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Boccaccio — 16th century, first half
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 329
Date
16th century, first half
Language
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
paper
Physical extent
ii + 135leaves
Binding
Green leather binding (rebacked) of Claude d'Urfe.
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
Provenance
Francis Douce, 1757–1834
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Title
Romance 'Hystoyre de Theseus, Palamon & Arcita et la belle Emylia', a rather later title
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 329
Summary
Text beg. 'O vous seurs, nees ou mont de Castalia': this romance is stated to be a translation of the Teseide of Boccaccio. The preliminary list of contents of the first book is almost wholly gone: and some leaves are also wanting at the end, the text ending in the 12th book with 'puis ca puis la despandirent le jour', but the last few leaves seem disarranged.
Date
written in the first half of the 16th cent.
Language
French
Physical facet
On paper, binding: green leather
Physical extent
135 Leaves
Custodial history
The arms and ICC interlaced and green leather binding (now rebacked) show that the volume belonged to the once famous library of Claude d'Urfé (d. 1558) after his marriage with Jeanne de Balzac. In the La Vallière sale in 1783 it was no. 4175.
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Collection contents
Romance 'Hystoyre de Theseus, Palamon & Arcita et la belle Emylia', a rather later title
