Pieces by abbé De La Rue, written in the latter part of the 18th cent.
File
MS. Douce 377
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
- (fol. 1) 'Recherches sur la Tapisserie de Bayeux ...', by the abbé De La Rue
- (fol. 17) 'Lettre à Sir Joseph Banks ... sur la vie et les ouvrages de plusieurs poêtes anglonormands du xiime siècle', by the same, dated June 25, 1795
- (fol. 30) 'Lettre a m. Douce ... sur la vie et les ouvrages de Marie, poete anglo-normand du xiii siècle', by the same, dated Nov. 1, 1796
- (fol. 45) 'Copie de la lettre de labbé De La Rue a mylord Percy eveque de Dromore ... 23 8bre 1795', a copy made by De La Rue: the subject is early French romances
- (fol. 51) Two short French fables by (A. F.) Le Bailly, in verse, apparently autograph: and a short note from the author dated March 15, 1814.
Dates
- Creation: written in the latter part of the 18th cent.
Extent
57 Leaves
Language of Materials
- French
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 377
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 21952
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
14 1/4 × 9 5/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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