General
| Library: | Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Sheflmark: | fonds français 1430 |
| Information source: |
Physical description: InformationSource object (1) Segmentation: InformationSource object (6) |
| Described by: | dschoenaers |
Bindings
| Description: | Red morocco binding with the arms of France tooled on the front and back. |
| Date : | None |
| Title on binding: | Histoire du roi Arthus |
| Cover material: | Material object (6) |
| Board material: | None |
| Fastening: | |
| Chaining: | |
| Edges: | |
| Front end papers : | Three paper flyleaves at the front. |
| End papers : | Three paper flyleaves at the back. |
Digitisations
| Link (subject to external change and may not function consistently.) | |
| Colour? | Black and White |
| Completeness | Full |
| Notes | |
Bibliography
| Reference | et al., 'Lancelot-Graal Project', (2010) <http://www.lancelot-project.pitt.edu/lancelot-project.html> [accessed 13 December 2014] |
| Notes | |
| Reference | 'Arthurian Fiction in Medieval Europe: Narratives and Manuscripts', (2012) <http://www.arthurianfiction.org> |
| Notes | |
| Reference | ': Répertoire des textes et des manuscrits médiévaux d'oc et d'oïl', (IRHT, 1998-2013) <http://jonas.irht.cnrs.fr> [accessed 13 December 2014] |
| Notes | |
| Reference | , 'Les manuscrits du Lancelot en prose (premier article)', Romania, 81 (1960), 145-87 |
| Notes | |
| Reference | et al., Album de manuscrits français du XIIIe siècle: Mise en page et mise en texte (Rome: Viella, 2001) |
| Notes | |
| Reference | et al., Album de manuscrits français du XIIIe siècle: Mise en page et mise en texte (Rome: Viella, 2001) |
| Notes |
MS Parts
| Title | Date | Place | Dedicatee |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Part 1] | 1215 to 1225 | Champagne |
MS Part Library: Bibliothèque nationale de France
General
| Shelfmark: | fonds français 1430 |
| MS Part Title: | [Part 1] |
| Ms Part Folios: | 287 folios |
| Page layout: |
Material
| MS Part Material: | Material object (4) |
| Watermark: | |
| Condition: | Vellum of fair quality, some stitches (f. 287). The first and last folios are badly worn, also ff. 177v-178r and ff. 195r-196v. |
Date Information
| Date(s): | 1215 to 1225 |
| Notes: | Dated suggested by Careri et al. 2001, 119. Micha 1960, 174 and the Lancelot-Graal project suggest mid-13th c. |
Hand
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (4) |
| Folio(s): | From 1ra to 287v |
| Date(s): | 1215 to 1220 |
| Scribe description: | Northern textualis (rotundus) with two-compartment 'a' the upper bow of which is not closed. Exclusive use of uncial 'd.' Long 's' in final position. Tongued 'e'. In initial position uncial 'd' extends in the outer margin. The descender of 'q' curves towards the right. 'z' has the form of a figure '2'. 'i' in some instances has a diacritic and so does 'e'. General abbreviation sign is a horizontal stroke, used for q(ue) and abbreviations with nasal consonants com(en)t. Tironian 'et' appears in two formscrossed and uncrossed. Other abbreviations include crossed consonants ('h', 'l'), 'p' with crossed descender, 'p' with curved descender, superscript vowels ('a', 'o', 'e'), superscript '9' as –us abbreviation, superscript 's', '9' as com-abbreviation. Use of 'st'-ligature. Biting: 'd' and round 'r', 'o' and round 'r', 'o' and round 's'. Characteristic use of paragraph sign to indicate overrun at ff. 58r, 59r, 59v, 60r 70v, 72r . Characteristic pen flourishing. Punctus and punctus elevatus. Slanting hairline to indicate word separation. Possible change of hands at 93r, but the writing remains very similar. The verso side of f. 92 has been left blank. f. 92 is the final folio of a gathering. Moreover, this quire (a binion) is shorter than the regular quaternions. This would also explain the compressed writing in the previous quires. Although the writing is very much similar to that of the previous quire, the treatment of 'n'(the bow curves below the baseline) in final position might indicate a change of hand. |
Folios: 1ra - 108vb
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1ra - 108vb
(§00-00) Lancelot's childhood and adolescence to his installation as a knight of the Round Table (Single redaction)
Paratextual features:
- ParatextualType object (12)
- Termination object (1): folios missing after this segment
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Folios: 109ra - 140v
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109ra - 140vb
(§00-00) Lancelot's childhood and adolescence to his installation as a knight of the Round Table (Single redaction)
Paratextual features:
- ParatextualType object (12)
- Termination object (1): folios missing after this segment
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Folios: 141ra - 197vb
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141ra - 146va
(§00-LXXIa) Lancelot's childhood and adolescence to his installation as a knight of the Round Table (Single redaction)
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146va - 197vb
(§I-00) From the journey to Sorelois to the death of Galehot (long cyclic version)
Paratextual features:
- ParatextualType object (12)
- Termination object (1): folios missing after this segment
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Folios: 198ra - 287vb
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198ra - 00
(§00-XXIV, 34) From the journey to Sorelois to the death of Galehot (long cyclic version)
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00 - 238ra
(§XXIV,35-XXXV) From the journey to Sorelois to the death of Galehot (short cyclic version)
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238ra - 266rb
(§XXXVI-XLII) Conte de la Charette (beta beta)
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266rb - 287vb
(§XLIII-00) Suites de la Charette (long cyclic version)
- Termination object (1): folios missing after this segment
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