Photostats collected by Mary Dominica Legge
Single Item
MS. Facs. c. 114
Held at the Weston Library
Photostats collected by Mary Dominica Legge, 1920s to 1930s, from medieval manuscripts of:
- (fols. 1-86) Peter of Peckham’s La Lumiere as Lais, sample passages mostly from Bks. II and VI, in 7 manuscripts of the late 13th to 14th centuries (sigla K, M, H, C, D, E, J), with (fols. 87-110) offprints of her three articles in Modern Language Review 24 (1929), 37-47, 153-171, and 46 (1951), 191-195
- (fols. 111-120) Christine of Pisan’s letter to Isabelle of Bavaria, 5 October 1405, in 3 15th-century manuscripts (Paris, Bibl. Nationale, fr. 580, 604, 605), with (fols. 121-124) a new photocopy of M.D. Legge’s edition of the text in Anglo-Norman letters and petitions from All Souls MS. 182 (Anglo-Norman Text Society, III), Oxford 1941, 144-150.
Dates
- Creation: 1920s-1930s
Extent
124 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Facs. c. 114, fols. 1-2].
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Shelfmark:
MS. Facs. c. 114
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 21488
Abstract
Photostats collected by Mary Dominica Legge.
Biographical / Historical
(Mary) Dominica Legge (1905–1986) was a French scholar and historian. For more details see Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by the Estate of M.D. Legge through her Literary Executor, Giles Barber, 1988.
Physical Facet
Mostly negative photostats
- Title
- Photostats collected by Mary Dominica Legge
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2021 by Hannah Jordan
- Date
- EAD version 2021
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk