Flores et Blanchefleur — 1553; France
MS. Douce 69
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Flores et Blanchefleur — 1553; France
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 69
Place of origin
France
Date
1553
Language
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
paper
Physical extent
74 + i fols
Hands
Humanistica cursiva (Watson [1984] no. 451)
Decoration
Good initials
Binding
Morocco with rich gold tooling within and without (late 17th century). (See S. Gibson, Some notable Bodleian Bindings [Oxford, 1901-1904], 10, no. 29 and plate)
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
Provenance
Francis Douce, 1757–1834
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Title
'L'Histoire amoureuse de Flores et Blanchefleur, 1.5.5.3', in prose, in twenty chapters
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 69
Summary
Beg. 'Au temps que Romme estoit en auctorite.'.
Date
written in 1553
Language
French
Physical facet
On paper, with illuminated capitals, etc., binding: morocco with rich gold tooling within and without
Physical extent
79 Leaves
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Collection contents
'L'Histoire amoureuse de Flores et Blanchefleur, 1.5.5.3', in prose, in twenty chapters
