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Summary Catalogue no.: 3493

Contents

Aventure and Grace

English translation of Laurent d'Orléans, La somme le roi, made by a Knight of Henry VI (Robert Shottesbroke (?)) 1451

Language(s): Middle English

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: 162 pages
Dimensions (leaf): 233 × 220 mm.

Layout

2 cols., 35 lines, column space 220 × c. 75 mm.

Hand(s)

Written by Carpenter, p. 161. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 1051, pl. XCVII)

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander iii. 1051, pl. XCVII

Good miniature.

Fine border.

Fine initials.

Binding

Stamped brown leather, clasps lost, contemporary English work.

History

Origin: 15th century (after 1451) ; English

Record Sources

Summary description by Elizabeth Solopova and Matthew Holford, based on the Summary Catalogue and supplementary sources.
Summary Catalogue, Vol. 2 Part 2, p. 656

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (2 images from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    A. Watson, Catalogue of Dated and Datable Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries (1984), no. 653

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2024-09: Add extent, leaf dimensions and layout from Watson, Dated and Datable.