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MS Part Library: Bibliothèque nationale de France

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Shelfmark:	fonds français 758
MS Part Title:	[Part 1]
Ms Part Folios:	447 folios
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Material

MS Part Material:	Material object (4)
Watermark:
Condition:	Good quality vellum, with few holes (e.g. f. 32) and stitches (e.g. ff. 28 and 43). Stains (e.g. ff. 23 and 25)

Date Information

Date(s):	?1400 to 1450
Notes:	Based on the script: Northern textualis with box 'a', exclusive use of round 's' in final position and abundant use of (decorative) hairlines. This appears to be a 15th-c. rendering of textualis script.

Hand

Level of Execution:	Execution object (4)
Folio(s):	From f. 1ra to f. 71vb
Date(s):	c. 1400 to 1450
Scribe description:	Northern textualis with double-compartment 'a' the upper compartment of which is closed (box-'a'). Exclusive use of round 's' in final position. Use of 'v' in initial position. Profuse use of hairlines (at the end of the horizontal stroke of 't', straight 'r'). Unusual fusions of round 'r' and 'd' with box 'a'. Few abbreviations which include 's'-like apostrophe, nasal bar also used for 'q(ue)', and 'p' with crossed descender.

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MS Part Library: Bibliothèque nationale de France

General

Shelfmark:	fonds français 758
MS Part Title:	[Part 2]
Ms Part Folios:	311 folios
Page layout:

Material

MS Part Material:	Material object (4)
Watermark:
Condition:	Medium to lower quality vellum with holes (e.g. ff. 72, 89, 115, 121, 134, 147, and 195), stitches (e.g. ff. 76, 117, 129, and 195) and irregularities (e.g. f. 127) also in the writing space. The first folio (f. 72) is worn. The vellum has been repaired (e.g. ff. 91, 92, 99, 107, and 180 (outer lower corner)). The repairs in the lower margin of the leaves of the final quire show that this gathering must have been severely damaged (ff. 376-82).The outer lower corner of f. 209 has been torn. In some instances (e.g. f. 152v) the ink has faded considerably.

Date Information

Date(s):	c. 1275
Notes:	Based on the script which has two-compartment 'a' with closed upper compartment combined with both straight and round 's' in final position.

Hand

Level of Execution:	Execution object (4)
Folio(s):	From f. 72ra to f. 382vb
Date(s):	c. 1275 to 1325
Scribe description:	Northern textualis with double-compartment 'a', the upper compartment of which is closed (double bow 'a'). 'b', 'h', 'k' 'l' with clubbed ascenders. The bow of 'h' curves below the baseline to the left. Tongued 'e'. Straight 's' and round 's' occur in final position. Use of 'v' in initial position. Abbreviations include superscript vowels, 'com-' and '-us' abbreviations, crossed tironian 'et', 'p' with crossed descender, apostrophe, nasal bar also used for 'q(ue)'. Word-separation marked.

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• Folios: 1ra - 71vb

  • 1ra - 4ra

    (§Lös. 24-Lös. 183) Tristan's adventures in Ireland, Brittany, and the Morrois (Common Version)

  • 4ra - 4va

    (§Lös. 184a-Lös. 252a) Adventures of Tristan and Marc in Logres, and their reconciliation (Vulgate Version)

  • 4va - 4vb

    (§Lös. 252a-Lös. 282a) Invasion of Cornwall by the Saxons, Tristan's imprisonments, and the lovers' departure for Logres (Vulgate Version)

  • 5ra - 71vb

    (§Lös. 338b-Lös. 378) Tournament of Louvezerp (Common Version)

  • Termination object (8): folios added after this segment

• Folios: 72ra - 382vb

  • 72ra - 109vb

    (§Lös. 378-Lös. 386) Tournament of Louvezerp (Common Version)

  • 109vb - 110rb

    (§Lös. 387-Lös. 388) Pentecost of the Grail (Vulgate Version)

  • 110rb - 139va

    (§Lös. 388a-Lös. 388a) Agravain and preparation to the Quest (Mixed Version (V.III.))

  • 139va - 163ra

    (§Lös. 388-Lös. 398a) Pentecost of the Grail (Vulgate Version)

  • 163ra - 201rb

    (§Lös. 399-Lös. 421) Tristan's adventures during the Quest (Common Version)

  • 201rb - 262rb

    (§Lös. 441-Lös. 493) Adventures of Erec and Tristan (Vulgate Version)

  • 262rb - 300va

    (§Lös. 494-Lös. 502) Adventures of the Grail 1 (Vulgate Version)

  • 300va - 314vb

    (§Lös. 503-Lös. 511) Adventures of Tristan and Palamedés (Vulgate Version)

  • 314vb - 329vb

    (§Lös. 512-Lös. 515) Adventures of the Grail 2 (Vulgate Version)

  • 329vb - 349vb

    (§Lös. 516-Lös. 533) Marc's invasion of Logres (Vulgate Version)

  • 349vb - 363rb

    (§Lös. 534-Lös. 551) Death of the lovers (Common Version)

  • 363rb - 381vb

    (§Lös. 552-Lös. 567) Adventures of the Grail 3 (Vulgate Version)

  • 381vb - 382vb

    (§Lös. 568-Lös. 569) Sagremor's return to Camaaloth (Common Version)

  • 382vb - 382vb

    (§Lös. 570-Lös. 571) Epilogue (Common Version)

  • Termination object (8): folios added after this segment

• Folios: 383ra - 447ra

  • 383ra - 383rb

    (§Lös. 571-Lös. 571) Epilogue (Common Version)

  • 383rb - 447ra

    (§na-na) Mort le roi Artu (N/A)