Details

Other Title:

Chansons libertines, XVIIe-XVIIIe siècle.

Subjects:

French poetry -- 17th century.
French poetry.
French poetry -- 18th century.
Verse satire, French.

Form/Genre:

Codices.
Manuscripts, French.
Manuscripts, European.

Language:

French.

Summary:

French satirical poetry.
Consists of 115 poems (chansons) lampooning court figures and notorious characters from the period of Richelieu and Louis XIV, with marginal notes identifying individuals and events described.

Notes:

Ms. codex.
Foliation: Paper, i (contemporary paper) + 271 + i (contemporary paper); 1-82, 84-269, [iii]; contemporary foliation in ink, upper right recto.
Script: Written in a cursive script by what appears to be a single hand.
Binding: Contemporary calf.
Origin: Written in France in the first half of the 18th century.
Pencilled note inside front flyleaf reads: "Chansons libertines, XVIIe-XVIIIe siècle."

Penn Provenance:

Sold by E.K. Scheiber, 4 March 1993.

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Codex 2

OCLC:

155959270