General
| Library: | Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Sheflmark: | fonds français 15094 |
| Information source: |
Physical description: InformationSource object (1) Segmentation: None |
| Described by: | dschoenaers |
Bindings
| Description: | Brown leather binding, decorated with frame of gold flourishings on the back and front. Fleur-de-lys tooled in gold on a red field on the spine, also two C's intertwined crowned. Binding by Lefebvre. Early 19th c? |
| Date : | ?1800 to 1820 |
| Title on binding: | Roman / d' Alexandre |
| Cover material: | Material object (5) |
| Board material: | Material object (9) |
| Fastening: | none |
| Chaining: | none |
| Edges: | na |
| Front end papers (2): | Two paper flyleaves at the front. |
| End papers (2): | Two paper flyleaves at the back. |
MS Parts
| Title | Date | Place | Dedicatee |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Part 1] | c. 1275 to 1300 | {unspecified} | none |
| [Part 2] | c. 1350 | {unspecified} | none |
MS Part Library: Bibliothèque nationale de France
General
| Shelfmark: | fonds français 15094 |
| MS Part Title: | [Part 1] |
| Ms Part Folios: | 270 folios |
| Page layout: |
Material
| MS Part Material: | Material object (4) |
| Watermark: | na |
| Condition: | Fair quality to lower-grade parchment with relatively many holes (f. 24, f. 57, f. 91, f. 94, f. 105, f. 118. f. 142, f. 145, f. 165, f. 175, f. 176, f. 183, f. 211), some of which in the writing space and stitches (f. 30, f. 194, f. 222, f. 241, f. 254). The first lines of f. 1r have faded. Folds in the first quires. Folios 104 to 106, 143 to 146 and 153-154 have been damaged in the outer margin (torn, ratty?). Folio 179 has been torn, the first lines of the recto and verso remain. One additional folio has been torn between f. 269 and f. 270. |
Date Information
| Date(s): | c. 1275 to 1300 |
| Notes: | Busby: mid-13th century; Harf-Lancner: end 13th century. The script suggests a dating towards the end rather than the middle of the thirteenth century. |
Hand
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (4) |
| Folio(s): | From f. 1r to f. 270v |
| Date(s): | ?1275 to 1300 |
| Scribe description: | Northern textualis rotundus with double-compartment a the upper lobe of which is open. Tongued 'e', especially marked at the end of the line. Both straight and 'round 's' in final position. Use of 'v' in initial position. Abbreviations include: apostrophe, also used for q(ue), com- and -us abbreviation, 'p' with crossed descender, superscript vowels, crossed tironian note. |
MS Part Library: Bibliothèque nationale de France
General
| Shelfmark: | fonds français 15094 |
| MS Part Title: | [Part 2] |
| Ms Part Folios: | 29 folios |
| Page layout: |
Material
| MS Part Material: | Material object (4) |
| Watermark: | na |
| Condition: | Good quality parchment (stitch: f. 294), generally in good condition, except for the verso of the final folio which is worn and torn. |
Date Information
| Date(s): | c. 1350 |
| Notes: | Based on the script. |
Hand
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (4) |
| Folio(s): | From f. 271r to f. 299v |
| Date(s): | ?1350 to 1400 |
| Scribe description: | Northern textualis rotundus with two-compartment 'a' with closed upper lobe, also occurence of box 'a'. 2-like 'r' after 'o'. Round 's' in final position. Use of 'v' in initial position. Abbreviations include nasal bar used also for q(ue), s-like apostrophe, superscript vowels, 'p' with crossed descender, com-abbreviation , us-abbreviation, crossed tironian note. Abbreviation mark (resembles double three) for 'sont'? |
Folios: f. 1r - f. 270v
Folios: f. 271r - f. 299v