'Cy comance le contempnement de vaine plaisance' and 'Les epitaphes du Roy de Secille', Written at the close of the 15th century
File
MS. Cherry 4
Held at the Weston Library
- Fol. 9. 'Cy comance le contempnement de vaine plaisance, fait et compose par Rene Roy de Secille:' with colophon
- Fol. 84. 'Les epitaphes du Roy de Secille', in verse: with colophon styling the king 'Roy de Callabre de Secille et Jherusalem' and stating that he died in 1480
Dates
- Creation: Written at the close of the 15th century
Extent
100 Leaves
Language of Materials
- French
Shelfmark
MS. Cherry 4
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. III, no. 9778
Custodial History
'No. 205' (fol. 5): 'F. Cherry, ex dono cognati Leigh Attwood', with the Cherry arms and crest stamped on the binding. On fol. 9 'PR.'.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
11 5/8 × 7 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