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Summary Catalogue no.: 2320

Contents

1.
Christine de Pisan, Epistre Othea
Language(s): Middle French
2.
Alain Chartier, Le curial
Language(s): Middle French
3.
Alain Chartier, Le quadriloque invectif
Language(s): Middle French
4.
Alain Chartier, Le livre d'esperance
Language(s): Middle French

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander i. 728, pl. LVII:

Good miniatures (coloured drawings), many unfinished.

Good initials.

Binding

Stamped black leather on boards, clasps lost, contemporary French work, much worn.

History

Origin: 15th century, third quarter ; French

Provenance and Acquisition

'Appartien a F. de Luques', or Lisques: also perhaps owned by 'Rozeignier' (?): 'a ... de saint Blymont', all 16th cent. names.

Probably acquired about 1615-20.

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1922). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1966).
Summary Catalogue, vol. 2, part 1, p. 307

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (123 images from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

Abbreviations

View list of abbreviations and editorial conventions.

Last Substantive Revision

2022-04-04: Add binding information from Summary Catalogue.