General
| Library: | Blickling Hall |
| Sheflmark: | 6931 |
| Information source: |
Physical description: InformationSource object (1) Segmentation: InformationSource object (1) |
| Described by: | dschoenaers |
Bindings
| Description: | Brown leather binding on pastebord (18th c.). Decorative frame (arabesques, palmleaves) gold-tooled on the inside of the binding. Decoration (rectangles) gold-tooled on the spine between the threads. |
| Date : | ?1700 to 1800 |
| Title on binding: | Histoires / De la Creat / Dv monde |
| Cover material: | Material object (5) |
| Board material: | Material object (9) |
| Fastening: | na |
| Chaining: | na |
| Edges: | gilt |
| Front end papers (2): | Two paper flyleaves at the front. Noted on the verso of the first flyleaf 'd: y: z'. Noted on the recto of the second flyleaf in the hand of John Mitchell, librarian of Sir Richard Ellys, who compiled the collection, 'Histoire, ou Chronique generale du monde, jusqu'au tems de pompée le grand'. |
| End papers (3): | Three paper flyleaves at the end. |
Digitisations
| Link (subject to external change and may not function consistently.) | |
| Colour? | None |
| Completeness | None |
| Notes | |
MS Parts
| Title | Date | Place | Dedicatee |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Part 1] | c. 1250 to 1275 | Northern France |
Related MS
| Aylsham, Blickling Hall, 6931: |
from the same atelierNotwithstanding that these manuscripts were probably illustrated by different artists, and in spite of differences in decoration and layout, it has been suggested that these four copies were manufactured in the same workshop located in the North of France (Lille, Soissons or Compiègne). |
| London, British Library, Additional 19669: | |
| The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 78 D 47: |
MS Part Library: Blickling Hall
General
| Shelfmark: | 6931 |
| MS Part Title: | [Part 1] |
| Ms Part Folios: | 190 folios |
| Page layout: |
Material
| MS Part Material: | Material object (4) |
| Watermark: | na |
| Condition: | Good quality vellum. The manuscript is worn especially the first and last folios. Some small holes, also in the writing space (e.g. f. 23; f. 26; f. 31; f. 43; f. 51; f. 54; f. 75; f. 92; f. 94; f. 139; f. 142; f. 157; f. 187) and stitches (f. 27; f. 150). Some stains (e.g. f. 34; f. 88; f. 97; f. 125; f. 164). Some instances of the edge of the skin coinciding with the edge of the folio (e.g. f. 61; f. 62; f. 69; f. 132; f. 139). Last folios (189-190) damaged by spilt fluid. ff. 7v-8r affected by humidity. |
Date Information
| Date(s): | c. 1250 to 1275 |
| Notes: | Based on the illustration, decoration and hand (two-compartment 'a' the upper compartment of which is open; straight 's' and round 's' occurring in final position). De Visser-van Terwisga has '13th century'. The manuscript is closely linked to three manuscripts of the 'Histoire ancienne' dated to 1250-1275 (cf. infra). |
Hand
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (4) |
| Folio(s): | From f. 1ra to f. 190va |
| Date(s): | ?1250 to 1275 |
| Scribe description: | Northern textualis with two compartment 'a' with open upper compartment, clubbed ascenders, uncial 'd', tongued 'e', limb of 'h' slightly descends below the baseline, curving to the left, 'i'-longa in final position in numerals, diacritic on 'i' in minim groups, round 's' in final position (some occurences of final straight 's'), vertical stroke of 't' does not extend above the headstroke, no use of 'v', 3-like 'z'. Abbreviations include superscript vowels, nasal bar also used for 'que', and crossed tironian 'et'. |
Folios: f. 1ra - f. 190va
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1r - 42v
(§1-513) Genesis (Common redaction)
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42v - 45r
(§1-22) Orient I (Common redaction)
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45r - 58r
(§23-125) Thebes (Common redaction)
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58r - 60v
(§126-147) Greeks and Amazons (Common redaction)
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60v - 71r
(§1-71) Troy (Common redaction)
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71r - 83v
(§1-57) Eneas (Common redaction)
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92r - 105v
(§00-00) Rome I (Common redaction)
Includes:
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93v - 105v
(§00-00) Orient II (Common redaction)
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105v - 127v
(§00-00) Alexander (Common redaction)
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127v - 190v
(§00-00) Rome II (Common redaction)
Includes:
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