Amsterdam, Olim Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica, 1 (vol. 1)

Part of set: Olim Amsterdam-Douce-Manchester

Also known as the 'Rochefoucauld Grail'. This set consists of the former Amsterdam, Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica, MS 1 (3 vols.; Estoire-Merlin-Lancelot to the end of the Suite de la Charette), auctioned by Sotheby's in London on 7 December 2010 to a private owner, 45 folios in Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Douce 215 and the two volumes of Manchester, John Rylands Library, MS French 1 (Agravain, Queste, Mort Artu).

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Library:	Olim Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica
Sheflmark:	1 (vol. 1)
Information source:	Physical description: InformationSource object (6) Segmentation: None
Described by:	dschoenaers

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illustrated by the same artist

The main painter was the same for both manuscripts (Meuwese 1999, 101). As regards similarities in the texts, both manuscripts 'give the long cyclic version and only switch to the short version in the last half', and both switch to the short version 'at exactly the same point' (Kennedy 2004, 94, 99). Both texts reproduce a textual error, saying that the boat which sails up to Mordrain on the rock has a red sail, rather than a white sail, and in Royal 14 E III the boat is also depicted with a red sail in the miniature on f. 36r (Kennedy 2004, 98-99). Both manuscripts name Robert de Boron erroneously as 'Pierres' in the same sentence (Meuwese 1999, 113-114). Both manuscripts omit the story of Hippocrates from the narrative (Meuwese 1999, 114).

Medieval Francophone Literary
Culture Outside France