General
| Library: | British Library |
| Sheflmark: | Royal 14 E III |
| Information source: |
Physical description: InformationSource object (2) Segmentation: InformationSource object (2) |
| Described by: | meveritt |
Bindings
| Description: | Gilt patterning with royal coat of arms. |
| Date : | 1600 to 1757 |
| Title on binding: | ROMAN DU SAINT GRAAL; QUÊTE DU SAINT GRAAL; ROMAN DE LA MORT ARTUS |
| Cover material: | Material object (5) |
| Board material: | None |
| Fastening: | |
| Chaining: | |
| Edges: | na |
| Front end papers (4): | 2 unfoliated modern paper front end papers + ff. 1-2 in medieval vellum. |
| End papers (3): | f. 162 is a medieval vellum endpaper + 2 unfoliated modern paper end papers. |
Digitisations
| Link (subject to external change and may not function consistently.) | |
| Colour? | Colour |
| Completeness | Full |
| Notes | |
Bibliography
| Reference | La Légende du roi Arthur, ed. Delcourt, Thierry (Paris: Bibliothèque nationale de France / Seuil, 2009) |
| Notes | Used Alison Stones catalogue entry for Royal 14 E III on p. 116 to ascertain provenance. |
| Reference | ., Catalogue of Romances in the Department of Manuscripts in The British Museum, Vol I. (London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1883) |
| Notes | General brief catalogue description of the manuscript. Contains details on publication of part of the text. |
| Reference | , British Museum Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Old Royal and King's Collections (London: Printed for the Trustees, 1921) |
| Notes | |
| Reference | , 'The Relationship between Text and Image in Three Manuscripts of the Estoire del Saint Graal (Lancelot-Grail Cycle)', in Bonnie Wheeler (ed.), Arthurian Studies in Honour of P. J. C. Field (Woodbridge: D. S. Brewer, 2004), pp. 93-100 |
| Notes | |
| Reference | , 'Three Illustrated Prose Lancelots from the same Atelier', Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester, 81.3 (1999), 97-125 |
| Notes |
MS Parts
| Title | Date | Place | Dedicatee |
|---|---|---|---|
| first boke of sangrealle; boke of Tristram and launcelot; the mort darthur. Title added on f. 2v by Sir Richard Roos of Gedney prior to 1482 (his date of death). | 1300 to 1325 | Tournai |
MS Part Library: British Library
General
| Shelfmark: | Royal 14 E III |
| MS Part Title: | first boke of sangrealle; boke of Tristram and launcelot; the mort darthur. Title added on f. 2v by Sir Richard Roos of Gedney prior to 1482 (his date of death). |
| Ms Part Folios: | 162 folios |
| Page layout: |
Material
| MS Part Material: | Material object (4) |
| Watermark: | |
| Condition: | The MS is in very good condition. In places it has been torn and restuck (e.g. f. 97v) or stained (e.g. f. 127r) but nowhere has it suffered damage that would make it illegible. |
Date Information
| Date(s): | 1300 to 1325 |
| Notes: | '1st quarter of the 14th century' ("Detailed record for Royal 14 E III", Bl online Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts') |
Hand
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (3) |
| Folio(s): | From 3r to 88v |
| Date(s): | 1300 to 1325 |
| Scribe description: | Hand 'A' |
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (3) |
| Folio(s): | From 89r to 90va6 |
| Date(s): | 1300 to 1325 |
| Scribe description: | 'Hand B' |
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (3) |
| Folio(s): | From 90va7 to 139ra20 |
| Date(s): | 1300 to 1325 |
| Scribe description: | 'Hand A' |
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (3) |
| Folio(s): | From 139ra21 to 161v |
| Date(s): | 1300 to 1325 |
| Scribe description: | 'Hand C' |
Folios: f. 3ra - f. 139va
-
3r - 88v
(§na-na) Estoire del saint Graal (N/A)
Paratextual features:
- ParatextualType object (2) 3r
- ParatextualType object (1) 3r
- ParatextualType object (1) 88v
- ParatextualType object (2) 88v
Images:
-
89r - 139v
(§na-na) Queste del saint Graal (N/A)
Paratextual features:
- ParatextualType object (2) 89r
- ParatextualType object (1) 89r
- ParatextualType object (5) 139v
- ParatextualType object (2) 139v
Images:
-
Folios: f. 140ra - f. 161va