Roman de Mandevie : les mélancolies sur les conditions de ce monde : manuscript, ca. 1450.

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Roman de Mandevie : les mélancolies sur les conditions de ce monde : manuscript, ca. 1450.

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Manuscript copy of the allegorical and satirical romance composed chiefly in prose by Dupin ca. 1340, written by scribe Jehan Engremer (identified in a verse colophon, f. 228); lacks beginning, Book VIII omitted. Also contains unidentified poem by a different 15th-century hand, "Il est vray quen xii saisons" (f. 228v-231).

231 leaves, bound : paper ; 20 cm.

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Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872

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English antiquary and collector. He began collecting while at Rugby School and Oxford. On inheriting his father's estate at Middle Hill in Worcestershire, Phillipps embarked on a career of collecting manuscripts and books. His collection of manuscripts eventually numbered over 60,000 items. During Continental trips in the 1820s Phillipps bought heavily, and back in England he continued to do so, often buying up entire estate libraries at auction. He collected Eastern, Greek and Lat...

Engremer, Jehan, fl. ca. 1450,

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Dupin, Jean, 1302-1372.

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