General
| Library: | British Library |
| Sheflmark: | Additional 17443 |
| Information source: |
Physical description: InformationSource object (1) Segmentation: InformationSource object (1) |
| Described by: | dschoenaers |
Bindings
| Description: | Brown leather binding on wooden boards (5 cords). |
| Date : | None |
| Title on binding: | Conquest de Saint Greaale |
| Cover material: | Material object (5) |
| Board material: | Material object (3) |
| Fastening: | |
| Chaining: | |
| Edges: | |
| Front end papers (1): | One flyleaf at the front of the manuscript. Noted on the first flyleaf is the shelfnumber in the collection of J.G. Mills ('1193'). Written in a 19th century hand: 'purchased at the sale of the rev. D.J. Powell, 31 July 1848'. |
| End papers (1): | One flyleaf at the back of the manuscript. |
Digitisations
| Link (subject to external change and may not function consistently.) | |
| Colour? | Colour |
| Completeness | Partial |
| Notes | |
Bibliography
| Reference | 'British Library Online Catalogue', (2014) <http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/> [accessed 11 December 2014] |
| Notes | |
| Reference | et al., 'Lancelot-Graal Project', (2010) <http://www.lancelot-project.pitt.edu/lancelot-project.html> [accessed 13 December 2014] |
| Notes | |
| Reference | ,The Illustration of the French Prose Lancelot in Flanders, Belgium and Paris (London: University of London, unpublished PhD-thesis, 1971) |
| Notes |
MS Parts
| Title | Date | Place | Dedicatee |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Part 1] | c. 1250 to 1275 | Douai | |
| [Part 2] | ?1400 to 1500 |
Related MS
| Le Mans, Bibliothèque municipale, 354: |
illustrated by the same artistAccording to the BL Catalogue of Illuminated MSS, the same Douai artist worked in these MSS, but does not include BnF f. fr. 342, listed in Stones 2013, 215. Stones does not mention BL Add. 17443, but includes BL Harley 1629 (Prophecies of Merlin). |
| Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français 342: | |
| Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français 770: | |
| Oxford, Bodleian Library, Digby 223: | |
| London, British Library, Additional 17443: |
MS Part Library: British Library
General
| Shelfmark: | Additional 17443 |
| MS Part Title: | [Part 1] |
| Ms Part Folios: | 127 folios |
| Page layout: |
Material
| MS Part Material: | Material object (4) |
| Watermark: | |
| Condition: | The vellum is very thin and of medium quality. Some holes (e.g. ff. 35, 36) end tears (f. 53, repaired f. 54). Folio 79: only one column, the rest of the page has been cut. Writing on the recto and verso side. No text loss. |
Date Information
| Date(s): | c. 1250 to 1275 |
| Notes: | Date suggested by the Lancelot-Graal project. The BL Catalogue of Illuminated MSS has 2nd half of the 13th c. The association with Oxford, Bodleian Library, Digby 223, Le Mans 354 and BnF f. fr. 770 would suggest a date c. 1280-1285. |
Hand
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (4) |
| Folio(s): | From 1 ra to 127vb |
| Date(s): | c. 1250 to 1300 |
| Scribe description: | Northern textualis, with two-compartment 'a', with open upper compartment, straight 's' in all positions. Vertical stroke of 't' barely ascends above the headstroke. Ascenders with sloped top. Abbreviations include apostrophe, superscript vowels, nasal mark, 'com'-abbreviation, crossed tironian 'et' and 'p' with bar through descender. Biting of 'o' and round 'r'. |
MS Part Library: British Library
General
| Shelfmark: | Additional 17443 |
| MS Part Title: | [Part 2] |
| Ms Part Folios: | 4 folios |
| Page layout: |
Material
| MS Part Material: | Material object (4) |
| Watermark: | |
| Condition: | Very thick parchment. |
Date Information
| Date(s): | ?1400 to 1500 |
| Notes: | Based on script. |
Hand
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (4) |
| Folio(s): | From f. 128r to f. 131v |
| Date(s): | 1400 to 1500 |
| Scribe description: |
Folios: 1ra - 127vb
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f. 1ra - f. 61vb
(§00-00) Queste del saint Graal (N/A)
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f. 62ra - f. 127vb
(§00-00) Mort le roi Artu (N/A)
- Termination object (1): folios missing after this segment
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Folios: 128ra - 131vb
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f. 128r - f. 131v
(§00-00) Mort le roi Artu (N/A)
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