Collections and notes chiefly from printed books about king René I of Provence, the Troubadours, and the Provençal language, written in the 18th cent. perhaps by G. de La Rue
File
MS. Douce 90
Held at the Weston Library
At fol. 17v is a Provençal ode on the taking of Maestricht in 1673, by Pierre Galaup de Chasteuil. Fol. 88-end are blank. The 1840 catalogue says that the writer was apparently the abbé Gervase de La Rue.
Dates
- Creation: written in the 18th cent. perhaps by G. de La Rue
Extent
131 Leaves
Language of Materials
- French
- English
- Provençal, Old (to 1500)
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 90
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. IV, no 21664
Our best descriptions for medieval items in this collection are in Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries under MSS. Douce.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 1/2 × 5 7/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk