General
| Library: | Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Sheflmark: | fonds français 121 |
| Information source: |
Physical description: InformationSource object (1) Segmentation: None |
| Described by: | dschoenaers |
Bindings
| Description: | Red morocco binding with the arms of France tooled in gold on the front and the back. |
| Date : | None |
| Title on binding: | Lancelot du Lac. Vol. I |
| Cover material: | Material object (6) |
| Board material: | None |
| Fastening: | |
| Chaining: | |
| Edges: | |
| Front end papers : | None |
| End papers : | Three vellum flyleafs at the front and two at the back. |
MS Parts
| Title | Date | Place | Dedicatee |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Part 1] | 1470 to 1480 | Bruges | Louis of Gruuthuse |
MS Part Library: Bibliothèque nationale de France
General
| Shelfmark: | fonds français 121 |
| MS Part Title: | [Part 1] |
| Ms Part Folios: | 408 folios |
| Page layout: |
Material
| MS Part Material: | Material object (4) |
| Watermark: | |
| Condition: | Good quality vellum, some stitches (f. 145, f. 215), in excellent condition. |
Date Information
| Date(s): | 1470 to 1480 |
| Notes: | Stones; Wijsman; Hans-Collas, Schandel and Wijsman 2009, 176-177. |
Hand
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (4) |
| Folio(s): | From 1ra to 308va |
| Date(s): | 1470 to 1480 |
| Scribe description: | Single compartment 'a'; looped ascenders on 'h','l','b' and 'k'; bold, pointed 'f' and long 's' extending below the baseline. D is looped. Single-stroke 'r'; use of round 'r' after 'o, 'p' and single-stroke 'r'. Projecting points at the top of 'e'. The descender of 'g' forms one horn protruding above the headline. Descenders curving to the right. Single-stroke x. 3-shaped z. Few abbreviations: nasal mark for combinations with 'm' and 'n', above 'q' used for 'que'; 9 for 'us'; 2-shaped Tironian -et; superscript vowels. Virgula; Punctus. |
Folios: 1ra - 308ra
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1ra - 204ra
(§Ia-LXXIa) Lancelot's childhood and adolescence to his installation as a knight of the Round Table (Single redaction)
Paratextual features:
- ParatextualType object (9) f. 1r
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204ra - 276vb
(§I-XXIV,34) From the journey to Sorelois to the death of Galehot (long cyclic version)
Paratextual features:
- ParatextualType object (2) f. 276vb
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276vb - 294va
(§XXIV,35-XXXV) From the journey to Sorelois to the death of Galehot (short cyclic version)
Paratextual features:
- ParatextualType object (2)
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294va - 308ra
(§XXXVI-XXXVII,43) Conte de la Charette (beta beta)
Paratextual features:
- ParatextualType object (2) f. 294ra
- ParatextualType object (2)
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