La vie des anciens peres — 13th century end; French
MS. Douce 150
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
La vie des anciens peres — 13th century end; French
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 150
Date
13th century end
Language
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
iv + 124leaves, in double columns
Decoration
Fleuronnée initials. (Pächt and Alexander i. list, p. 72)
Binding
Stamped leather on boards, re-backed.
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
Provenance
Francis Douce, 1757–1834
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Title
Thirty-one religious tales or fables, in French verse
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 150
Summary
The title of the first is 'Del Juif qui acommicha auecques les Cretiens': beg. 'Qui iuenes espargne si het'. The last leaf is imperfect.
Date
written late in the 13th cent.
Language
French
Physical facet
On parchment with coloured capitals, etc., imperfect at end, binding, stamped leather on boards, re-backed
Physical extent
124 leaves, in double columns
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Collection contents
Thirty-one religious tales or fables, in French verse
