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Eugene Barnes and David Dougherty manuscript , 1981
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Dougherty, David M.; Barnes, Eugene B.
- Title
- Eugene Barnes and David Dougherty manuscript
- Dates
- 198119811981
- Quantity
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0.25 linear feet, (4 containers) : 4 folders
- Collection Number
- Coll 393
- Summary
- Eugene Barnes and David Dougherty published an edited work based on an original volume of medieval poetry, Le geste de Garin de Monglane, also known as the Cheltenham Manuscript. The collection consists of a typed, annotated, and edited manuscript of their work, Le Galien de Cheltenham.
- Repository
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University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
- Additional Reference Guides
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See the Current Collection Guide for detailed description and requesting options.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Eugene Barnes and David Dougherty edited Le Galien de Cheltenham, an examination of a poem written in medieval French. This book received some unfavorable reviews regarding inaccuracies with Barnes' and Dougherty's Old French translations.
The edited work was based on an original volume of medieval poetry, Le geste de Garin de Monglane, also known as the Cheltenham Manuscript. The manuscript was purchased in 1861 by Sir Thomas Phillips (1792-1872). Le geste was number 26,092 of his collection at Cheltenham. The collection was dispersed over many decades, and much of it went to European national collections, and some came to the U.S.
Le geste was later purchased by the University of Oregon. It contains 458 leaves, 229 vellum folios, and is written in Old French lettres bâtardes, with capitals in gold and colors. It was bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, a noted London firm established in 1901 that continues to this day as SSZ Ltd.
The text is a medieval epic poem, containing five segments of the cycle of Guillaume d'Orange.
[Source: Kibler, William W. (1983). Review of the book: Le Galien de Cheltenham, edited by David M. Dougherty and Eugene B. Barnes." Speculum. 58: 4, 1033-1035. Medieval Academy of America. ]
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of a typed, annotated, and edited manuscript of Le Galien de Cheltenham.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Chansons de geste--History and criticism
- Editors--United States
- Epic poetry, French--History and criticism
- French poetry--To 1500--History and criticism
Form or Genre Terms
- Epic poetry
- Manuscripts for publication
