MS. Douce 100
Summary Catalogue no.: 21674
Contents
, De consolatione philosophiae
English verse translation by John Walton
Incipit: (Prefacio translatoris:) Unsuffischaunce of knuuyng and of wit
Incipit: (Prologus eiusdem:) The while that Rome
Incipit: (text) Allas i wrecche that whilom was in welthe
A leaf is lost after fol. 100, and all after 'Dooth any thing these crafty men compel' in the fourth Prosa of the sixth book (after fol. 105)
The stanza rhymes ababbcbc
Language(s): Middle English
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: paper
Extent: i + 107 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 8.75 × 6 in.
Condition
Imperfect at the end
Decoration
Coloured initials
History
Record Sources
Description adapted (May 2025) by Stewart J. Brookes from the following sources:
Catalogue of the Printed Books and Manuscripts Bequeathed by Francis Douce, esq. to the Bodleian Library (1840), p. 15
Summary Catalogue (1897)
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-09-21: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897) and other printed sources