General
| Library: | Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Sheflmark: | fonds français 123 |
| Information source: |
Physical description: InformationSource object (1) Segmentation: InformationSource object (4) |
| Described by: | dschoenaers, meveritt |
Bindings
| Description: | Red morocco binding with the arms of France gold-tooled on the front and back. Fleurs de lys tooled on the spine. |
| Date : | None |
| Title on binding: | Lancelot du Lac Vol. III |
| Cover material: | Material object (6) |
| Board material: | Material object (3) |
| Fastening: | |
| Chaining: | |
| Edges: | |
| Front end papers : | On the pastedown at the front, shelving information for the royal library at Blois. One vellum guardleaf at the front. |
| End papers : |
Digitisations
| Link (subject to external change and may not function consistently.) | |
| Colour? | Black and White |
| Completeness | Full |
| Notes | |
Bibliography
| Reference | 'Arthurian Fiction in Medieval Europe: Narratives and Manuscripts', (2012) <http://www.arthurianfiction.org> |
| Notes | |
| Reference | , Gothic Manuscripts 1260-1320 (London: Harvey Miller, 2013) |
| Notes | |
| Reference | , 'Les manuscrits du Lancelot en prose (premier article)', Romania, 81 (1960), 145-87 |
| Notes | |
| Reference | , 'Les manuscrits du Lancelot en prose (premier article)', Romania, 81 (1960), 145-87 |
| Notes |
MS Parts
| Title | Date | Place | Dedicatee |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Part 1] | c. 1275 | London |
MS Part Library: Bibliothèque nationale de France
General
| Shelfmark: | fonds français 123 |
| MS Part Title: | [Part 1] |
| Ms Part Folios: | 264 folios |
| Page layout: |
Material
| MS Part Material: | Material object (4) |
| Watermark: | na |
| Condition: | High quality, generally thick and rigid vellum; in good condition. |
Date Information
| Date(s): | c. 1275 |
| Notes: | Date suggested by the Lancelot-Graal project. Consistent with Jonas and Arthurian fiction, which both have 1275-1280. Supported by writing. Two-compartment ''a with open upper compartment, both straight and round 's' in final position, vertical stroke of 't' slightly ascending above the headstroke. |
Hand
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (4) |
| Folio(s): | From f. 1r to f. 264rb |
| Date(s): | c. 1275 |
| Scribe description: | Northern textualis rotundus with two-compartment 'a' the upper of which is open. Diacritic on i in al positions. H-like form of majuscule 'N'. The upper stroke of 'r' turns upward in final position. Both straight and round 's' are used in final position. Remarkably few abbreviations: superscript 'a' in q(ua)nt. Otherwise, everything is written in full. Punctus and punctus elevatus. |
Folios: f. 1r - f. 264rb
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f. 1r - f. 2r
(§na-na) Table of Contents (N/A)
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f. 3ra - f. 60vb
(§na-LXIX) Suites de la Charette (long cyclic version)
Paratextual features:
- ParatextualType object (2) 3ra
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f. 61ra - 00
(§LXX-C,47) Agravain and preparation to the Quest (oscillating version)
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00 - 00
(§C,48-CIV,28) Agravain and preparation to the Quest (mixed version)
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00 - f. 196vb
(§CIV, 29-CVIII) Agravain and preparation to the Quest (short cyclic version)
Paratextual features:
- ParatextualType object (10) f. 196vb
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f. 197ra - f. 229rb
(§00-00) Queste del saint Graal (N/A)
Paratextual features:
- ParatextualType object (10) f. 228v
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f. 229ra - f. 264ra
(§00-00) Mort le roi Artu (N/A)
Paratextual features:
- ParatextualType object (10) f. 264ra
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