Roman de Renart — 1339; French
MS. Douce 360
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Roman de Renart — 1339; French
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 360
Date
1339
Language
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
157 fols.
Decoration
Good miniatures.
Good rough marginal drawings.
Good borders.
Good initials.
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
Provenance
Francis Douce, 1757–1834
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Title
The Romance of Reynard the Fox and Isengrin, in French
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 360
Summary
Containing 17 branches of the romance: the first beg. 'Perrot qui son enging essart': the last ends 'Et autres de goute des dens. Explicit': a colophon begins 'Lan mil. ccc. & trente nuef | Fu ce liure acompli tout nuef | Descripture ...'. The authors of separate branches mentioned are 'Perrot' or 'Perres de S. Clost' (fols. 1, 152v), and Richard de Lison (fol. 66v).
Date
written in A.D. 1339
Language
French
Physical facet
On parchment, with miniatures, a border, illuminated capitals, etc.
Physical extent
159 leaves, in double columns
Custodial history
No. 2717 in the La Vallière sale catalogue (1783), also no. 1376 in the Morel-Vindé sale, 1823.
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Collection contents
The Romance of Reynard the Fox and Isengrin, in French
