'Recueil des Chansons critiques, satyriques, libres, joyeuses et grivoises', by Roger Rabutin
'Recueil des Chansons critiques, satyriques, libres, joyeuses et grivoises', by Roger Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, containing about 300 pieces in a 17th-cent. hand. An incomplete list of contents is at fols. vi-viii, 181.
An early 18th-cent. owner has noted on an inserted leaf (fol. ii): 'Ce volume provient de la Bibliotheque du feu Marechal de Duras et y a ete vendu fort cher'. A different hand, probably 18th-cent., added (fols. v-vi) a title-page and the first page of 'contents'.
Dates
- Creation: 17th century
Extent
181 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Don. c. 4, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Don. c. 4
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 11405-4
Abstract
'Recueil des Chansons critiques, satyriques, libres, joyeuses et grivoises', by Roger Rabutin
Biographical / Historical
Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, 1618-1693, was a French memoirist.
Other Finding Aids
Custodial History
Bought, Quaritch, cat. 418, item 907.
The main object of the Friends of the Bodleian, a society founded in 1925, was the provision of an income for the purchase of rare books and manuscripts, supplementary to the amount allocated by the Library from its ordinary funds. Manuscripts bought by the Friends, and, since 1957, by Bodley's American Friends, or given through them, are shelfmarked MS. Don. In this section the abbreviation FOB has been used for the Friends of the Bodleian and BAF for Bodley's American Friends.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by Friends of the Bodleian, 1928.
Physical Facet
vellum binding, numbered '4' on spine
- Title
- 'Recueil des Chansons critiques, satyriques, libres, joyeuses et grivoises', by Roger Rabutin
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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