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Add MS 78644
- Record Id:
- 040-002037587
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002036874
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000337.0x00001c
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- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 78644
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EVELYN PAPERS. Vol. CCCCLXXVII. Romance of Sydrac and Boctus, beg., `Cy commence li livres de sydrac le philosophe li quiex est apeles li livres de la fontaine de sciences’, with 17th cent. heading, `Sydrack philosophe de la fontaine des sciences’; [15th cent.?]. French. With an illumination at the beginning showing Sydrac and King Boctus, and with one further illuminated initial and many with red, blue and green pen-work. For this didactic romance, a catechism of medieval science, and other copies in the collections, see H.L.D. Ward, Catalogue of Romances in the British Museum (1883), I, pp. 903-923. Item 8 in Evelyn’s library catalogue of 1687, Add. MS 78632, f. 129. Formerly Evelyn MS 5.
Vellum. Original binding of vellum over boards. 240 x 175mm.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002036874
033-002037586
040-002037587 - Is part of:
- Add MS 78168-78693 : EVELYN PAPERS
Add MS 78644-78677 : MANUSCRIPTS COLLECTED BY THE EVELYN FAMILY 78644-78677. EVELYN PAPERS. Vols. CCCCLXXVII-DX. Manuscripts (with a few other…
Add MS 78644 : EVELYN PAPERS. Vol. CCCCLXXVII. Romance of Sydrac and Boctus, beg., `Cy commence li livres de sydrac le philosophe li quiex est… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002036874[0019]/033-002037586[0001]/040-002037587
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 78168-78693
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1400
- End Date:
- 1499
- Date Range:
- [15th century?]
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Legal Status:
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