Boethius's treatise de Consolatione Philosophiae, in French verse, written in about A.D. 1400
Beg. 'Cellui qui bien bat les buissons.'.
Dates
- Creation: written in about A.D. 1400
Extent
88 leaves, in double columns
Language of Materials
- French
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 298
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 21872
Our best descriptions for medieval items in this collection are in Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries under MSS. Douce.
Custodial History
'Huius volumin[ils verus est possessor Johannes Morellius', 'Moreau' (early 17th cent.): there is also the anonymous armorial bookplate of Jean Joseph Languet de Gergy (d. 1753) as archbishop.
Physical Facet
On parchment, with five miniatures, and borders
Dimensions
10 5/8 × 8 1/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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