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Thirty-one religious tales or fables, in French verse, written late in the 13th cent.

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MS. Douce 150
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The title of the first is 'Del Juif qui acommicha auecques les Cretiens': beg. 'Qui iuenes espargne si het'. The last leaf is imperfect.

Dates

  • Creation: written late in the 13th cent.

Extent

124 leaves, in double columns

Language of Materials

  • French

Shelfmark

MS. Douce 150

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 21724

Our best descriptions for medieval items in this collection are in Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries under MSS. Douce.

Related Materials

See also MS. Douce 154: Douce has inserted a comparative table of the tales in this volume, in Legrand's printed Fabliaux and some other MSS.

Physical Facet

On parchment with coloured capitals, etc., imperfect at end, binding, stamped leather on boards, re-backed

Dimensions

10 × 7 in.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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