John Lydgate's Siege of Troy, written late in the 15 th cent. in Scotland
'Her begynnes the Troy buke translatit by a mounke of Bery', i.e. John Lydgate's Siege of Troy, chiefly from Guido de Columna's De bello Trojano: at end, 'Her endes the Sege of Troye written & mendit at the instance of ane honorable chaplane sir Thomas Ewyn of Edinburgh': in Scotch verse. On fols. 290 - 300 ('The kyng--sulde the say') and 307 - 336 ('Eftire Troyes--bot litill thing') are fragments of John Barbour's Troy book in Scotch, wedged into Lydgate's work, both being based on Guido de Columna.
Dates
- Creation: written late in the 15 th cent. in Scotland
Extent
338 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
- Scots
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 148
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 21722
Our best descriptions for medieval items in this collection are in Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries under MSS. Douce.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
10 1/2 × 7 7/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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