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E. Du Faur: Translations of Gui Du Faur's Quatrains de Pibrac

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.5715

Scope and Contents

Typescript of Gui Du Faur's Quatrains de Pibrac, translated into English by E. Du Faur in 1907 from the original text, 78 folios: (fo. i) title page; (fo. i) 'Introductory and Historical', in English; (fo. viiv) the main text: each quatrain is transcribed in French from the printed text and is followed by its English translation; (fo. 64) 'L'Envoi' by the translator, in English; (fo. 66) notes and glossary. The versos are mostly blank. Inside the front cover is a letter from H. Montagu Butler to F.J.H. Jenkinson, 19 December 1913.

Dates

  • Creation: 1907-1913

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 volume(s) (1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented by E. Du Faur, 1907.

Bibliography

The original text of the Quatrains was published in Paris in 1621 by Florent Chrestian, tutor of Henry IV
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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