Medieval Francophone Literary
Culture Outside France

Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale, 9104-9105

General

Library:	Bibliothèque Royale
Sheflmark:	9104-9105
Information source:	Physical description: InformationSource object (1) Segmentation: InformationSource object (1)
Described by:	sgaunt, dschoenaers

Bindings

Description:	Brown leather binding on cardboard.
Date :	None
Title on binding:	Chronique universelle
Cover material:	Material object (2)
Board material:	Material object (9)
Fastening:	Two clasps, closing on the front cover
Chaining:
Edges:	Gilt
Front end papers :
End papers :	Note (14th c.?) written in the upper margin of one of the flyleaves at the back of the manuscript: 'A adix ma douce dame chiers ie uous lace le cuers de mi adiex me dous loayaus ami je le resoy ali chiere'. Previously regarded as an address to a lady 'Adix'. More probably (part of) a (mutilated) poem/song about two lovers taking leave of each other.

Bibliography

Reference	Oltrogge, Doris, Die Illustrationszyklen zur 'Histoire ancienne jusqu’à César' (1250-1400) (Frankfurt and New York: Peter Lang, 1989)
Notes	pp. 229-33

MS Parts

Title	Date	Place	Dedicatee
Les queroniques de la Bibe	?1325 to 1350	Paris

Folio sequence

Folios: 1 - 396
- 1r - 42v
  
  (§1-513) Genesis (Common redaction)
- 42v - 46r
  
  (§1-22) Orient I (Common redaction)
- 46r - 60v
  
  (§23-125) Thebes (Common redaction)
- 60v - 63v
  
  (§126-147) Greeks and Amazons (Common redaction)
- 63v - 76r
  
  (§1-71) Troy (Common redaction)
- 76r - 90r
  
  (§1-57) Eneas (Common redaction)
- 90r - 101v
  
  (§00-00) Rome I (Common redaction)
  
  Includes:
  - On generosity (Mixed) from folio 131r to 131v,
  - One should lead a pious life (Verse) from folio 92v to 93r
- 101v - 115v
  
  (§00-00) Orient II (Common redaction)
- 115v - 140r
  
  (§00-00) Alexander (Common redaction)
- 140r - 215r
  
  (§00-00) Rome II (Common redaction)
  
  Includes:
  - On the importance of money (Verse) from folio 151r to 151r,
  - On the vanity of grief (Verse) from folio 152r to 152r,
  - One should fear death when one has not lived well (Verse) from folio 156r to 156r
- 217r - 395r
  
  (§00-00) Li Fait des Romains (N/A)