Copy of a MS. of the Roman de Rou et des ducs de Normandie by Robert Wace, among the Duchesne MSS. in the Colbert Library (now in the National Library at Paris), itself a copy of a MS. of M. Du Moustier, 18th cent.
The present transcript is collated with MS. 7567 of the National Library. At the end (p. 605) are some further extracts from MSS. of the poem, one being from a MS. 4. C. 9 in the English Royal Library, now in the British Museum.
Dates
- Creation: 18th cent.
Extent
656 pages
Language of Materials
- French
Shelfmark
MS. Carte 241
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. 10686.
Creator
- From the Collection: Butler | James | 1610-1688 | 1st Duke of Ormonde | soldier and statesman (Person)
- From the Collection: Carte | Thomas | 1686-1754 | historian (Person)
- From the Collection: Davies | Sir | John | 1569-1626 | Knight | Attorney General of Ireland and Poet (Person)
- From the Collection: Fitzwilliam | Sir | William | 1526-1599 | Knight | Lord Deputy of Ireland (Person)
- From the Collection: Middleton | Charles | c. 1650-1719 | 2nd Earl of Middleton | statesman (Person)
- From the Collection: Montagu | Edward | 1625-1672 | 1st Earl of Sandwich | admiral (Person)
- From the Collection: Nairne | David | fl 1720 | Secretary to the Pretender (Person)
- From the Collection: Wharton | Philip | 1613-1696 | 4th Baron Wharton (Person)
- From the Collection: Wharton | Thomas | 1648-1716 | 1st Marquess of Wharton (Person)
Repository Details
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