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Royal MS 16 F V
- Record Id:
- 040-002107216
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002105724
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000338.0x00016a
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Royal MS 16 F V
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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ROMANCE of Sydrac and Boctus in French prose, and a theological tract, viz.:
1. ' Le liure du noble philozoph Sydrac, lequel liure est appelle la fontaine de toutes sciences et de tous bons enseignemens': a short form of this didactic romance (see Ward, Cat. of Romances, i, p. 914) containing only 262 questions and answers. At f. 51 four pages are left blank for diagrams. Beg. 'Comme il soit ainsy que la diuine puissance'; ends 'et se nomment les perles margarites'. Colophon, 'Cy fine le liure du noble Sydrac de pluseurs demandes que le roy Bochus lui fist'. f. 1.
2. 'Sensuit vng petit tractie des vii. pechiez mortelz'; abridged from the corresponding part of Frère Laurent's Somme le Roy (cf. 19 C. II). Beg. 'Monseigneur saint Iehan ou liure de ses reuelacions'; ends 'acquerir la gloire de paradys. Amen'. f. 114.
Vellum; ff. i + 126. 141/4 in. x 10 in. Late XV cent. Gatherings of 8 leaves (xiv6, xv4, xvi6, xvii7). Sec. fol. 'conuertir'. Small illuminated initials. Two miniatures, with borders of Flemish work, viz.:-(i) Author, or scribe, presents a book to a king. Around are courtiers, a dog, &c.; border of pinks, strawberries, broken foliage, &c., on a pale gold ground, with arms, az., a wolf rampant arg. langued gules (cf. 15 D. IV). f. 1;-(2) Smaller miniature of S. John on Patmos, writing, the seven-headed beast rising from the sea; similar border on bluish grey ground. Belonged (f. 1) to [John, Lord] Lumley. Lumley cat. f. 295 ; cat. of 1666, f. 11; not in CMA.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Royal Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002105724
040-002107216 - Is part of:
- Royal MS 1 A I-20 E X : Royal Manuscripts
Royal MS 16 F V : ROMANCE of Sydrac and Boctus in French prose, and a theological tract, viz.:1. ' Le liure du noble philozoph Sydrac, lequel… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002105724[1381]/040-002107216
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Royal MS 1 A I-20 E X
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1460
- End Date:
- 1499
- Date Range:
- Late 15th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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