MS. Douce 196
Summary Catalogue no.: 21770
Contents
Roman de Troie (prose version (version 2) of Benoit de Saint-Maure, Roman de Troie)
Language(s): Old French
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Hand(s)
Written in 65 days by Petrus Schachus, son of Bonaventura.
Binding
Maroon velvet on boards with heavy brass corners and clasps.
History
Record Sources
Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1970).
Bibliography
Online resources:
Printed descriptions:
A. Watson, Catalogue of Dated and Datable Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries (1984), no. 465
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2022-04-04: Add binding information from Summary Catalogue.