Pieces by abbé De La Rue
MS. Douce 377
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Pieces by abbé De La Rue
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 377
Summary
Comprises:
(fol. 1) 'Recherches sur la Tapisserie de Bayeux ...', by the abbé De La Rue
(fol. 17) 'Lettre à Sir Joseph Banks ... sur la vie et les ouvrages de plusieurs poêtes anglonormands du xiime siècle', by the same, dated June 25, 1795
(fol. 30) 'Lettre a m. Douce ... sur la vie et les ouvrages de Marie, poete anglo-normand du xiii siècle', by the same, dated Nov. 1, 1796
(fol. 45) 'Copie de la lettre de labbé De La Rue a mylord Percy eveque de Dromore ... 23 8bre 1795', a copy made by De La Rue: the subject is early French romances
(fol. 51) Two short French fables by (A. F.) Le Bailly, in verse, apparently autograph: and a short note from the author dated March 15, 1814.
Date
written in the latter part of the 18th cent.
Language
French
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
57 Leaves
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Collection contents
Pieces by abbé De La Rue
