Romance of Sydrac and Boctus — 15th century, late; Dutch
MS. Marshall 28
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Romance of Sydrac and Boctus — 15th century, late; Dutch
Shelfmark
MS. Marshall 28
Place of origin
Dutch
Date
15th century, late
Language
Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
paper
Physical extent
iii + 118leaves
Binding
Contemporary parchment.
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Title
The romance of Sydrac and Boctus in 15th-century Dutch
Shelfmark
MS. Marshall 28
Summary
The romance of Sydrac and Boctus in 15th-cent. Dutch.
'Hier beghindt een seer schoon boeck van den wijsen philosooph Sydrach die op aertrijch was duijsent iaeren voor Godts gheboorte, ende heeft ons beschreuen vier hondert ende vier en twintich questien, de welcke seer vremdt ende gheneechalycken sijn om te lesen, die den koninch Boctus den wijsen philosooph Sydrac vraechde'. Prol. beg. 'Dicke helbic die geue besconden' (fol. 1v) Introd. beg. 'Die voersienicheit ons heren des vaders almechtich' (fol. 11); text beg. 'Hier beghint di erste vraghe van desen boche'.
Date
Written in the late 15th century
Language
Dutch
Physical facet
On paper, bound in contemporary parchment
Physical extent
118 Leaves
Custodial history
Formerly owned by Peeter Oris of Antwerp, whose comparisons of this MS. with the edition of 1496 are on fols. 10, 114v, dated Apr. 26, 1521. Fol. 1 has 'Ende hoort toe den Lieffhebber der boecken Peeter Oris' and (early 17th cent.) 'ende me Ari ... Boenes'.
Manuscipt (31).
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Collection contents
The romance of Sydrac and Boctus in 15th-century Dutch
