MS. Douce 91
Summary Catalogue no.: 21665
Contents
, La Coche ou le Débat de l'Amour
Language(s): Middle French
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: iii + 50 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 8.625 × 6.25 in.
Decoration
Fine miniatures.
Borders.
Initials. Sister manuscript to Chantilly, Musée Condé, Fr. 1878. (Pächt and Alexander i. 850, pl. LXII)
Binding
Red leather with gold tooling, 18th cent. work.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
'Aldonse de Bernoie' is written on fol. 2 (16th cent.)
Belonged to H. Drury in the 18th cent.: Henry Drury (1778–1841), apparently identifiable as no. 967 in the catalogue of his sale ( A catalogue of the extensive and valuable library of the Rev. Henry Drury ... (1827)
John Cochran, catalogue, June 1829 (Douce Legacy, p. 137)
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
Record Sources
Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1966).
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (13 images from 35mm slides)
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-05: Add extent and leaf dimensions from Summary Catalogue.