General
| Library: | Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Sheflmark: | fonds français 117-120 |
| Information source: |
Physical description: InformationSource object (1) Segmentation: None |
| Described by: | dschoenaers |
Bindings
| Description: | Fr. 118 is bound in a red morocco binding with the arms of France tooled in gold on the front and the back. |
| Date : | None |
| Title on binding: | Roman de Lancelot du Lac |
| Cover material: | Material object (6) |
| Board material: | None |
| Fastening: | |
| Chaining: | |
| Edges: | Gilt |
| Front end papers : | None |
| End papers : | 4 paper flyleafs at the front and four at the back |
MS Parts
| Title | Date | Place | Dedicatee |
|---|---|---|---|
| liure de mesire lancelot du lac | c. 1400 | Paris | Jean de Berry |
Related MS
| Paris, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, 3479-3480: |
Similar version of project text(s)Group of seven MSS with interpolated adventures of Gawain, Lionel and Bohort. |
| Paris, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, 3482: | |
| Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français 113: | |
| Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français 117-120: | |
| Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français 342: | |
| London, British Library, Harley 6341-6342: | |
| Manchester, John Rylands Library, French 1 (vol.1): |
MS Part Library: Bibliothèque nationale de France
General
| Shelfmark: | fonds français 117-120 |
| MS Part Title: | liure de mesire lancelot du lac |
| Ms Part Folios: | 601 folios |
| Page layout: |
Material
| MS Part Material: | Material object (4) |
| Watermark: | |
| Condition: | Fine quality vellum. No holes, no stitches. In excellent condition. No signs of stains or tears. |
Date Information
| Date(s): | c. 1400 |
| Notes: | Micha 1960, 159 ('Fin du XIVe siècle'); Stones ('c. 1406 sold by Jacques Raponde to Jean Duc de Berry') |
Hand
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (4) |
| Folio(s): | From to |
| Date(s): | c. 1400 |
| Scribe description: | Two-compartment 'a' (box-'a'), exclusive use of round 's' in final position, exclusive use of uncial 'd' in all positions. Forked ascenders and descenders ('l', 'p') and spurs ('h'). The bow of 'h' extends below the baseline.The second bow of 'g' is closed, small and written on the baseline. 'i' and 'y' are marked with a diacritical slanting hairline. Vertical hairline at the end of the headstroke of 't'. No indication of word-separation. 3-shaped z. Fusion of d and e. Use of punctus and punctus elevatus. Few abbreviations, including vertical stroke (for combinations with nasal consonants, above 'q' for 'que'), 9 for '-us', 'p' with a crossed descender, superscript vowel ('a'), no use of tironian -et. |
Folios: 1ra - 602
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1r - na
(§na-na) Estoire del saint Graal (N/A)
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na - na
(§na-na) Roman de Merlin (N/A)
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na - 154v
(§na-na) Suite du Merlin (N/A)
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155ra - 262va
(§Ia-LXXIa) Lancelot's childhood and adolescence to his installation as a knight of the Round Table (Single redaction)
Paratextual features:
- ParatextualType object (2)
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262va - na
(§I-XXIV, 34) From the journey to Sorelois to the death of Galehot (long cyclic version)
Paratextual features:
- ParatextualType object (2)
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na - na
(§XXIV,35-XXXV) From the journey to Sorelois to the death of Galehot (short cyclic version)
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na - na
(§XXXVI-XLII) Conte de la Charette (beta beta)
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na - na
(§XLIII-LXIX) Suites de la Charette (long cyclic version)
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369va - 519vb
(§LXX-CVIII) Agravain and preparation to the Quest (long cyclic version)
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520ra - na
(§na-na) Queste del saint Graal (N/A)
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na - 602vb
(§na-na) Mort le roi Artu (N/A)
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