Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, nouv. acq. françaises 3576

Histoire du Commencement du Monde jusqu'à la Mort de Julius César

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Folios345
5 backend papers
Folio notes:First 7 folios are blank with some occasional writing, but modern foliation begins on first page.
LanguageLanguage object (3)
Approx. date?1360 to 1370
Date notesJung 1996, 349; Oltrogge 1989, 307.
Place(s) of productionParis
Oltrogge 1989, 307.
Table of contentsOpens with a summary of the text in red ink, followed by a table that differentiates the Histoire ancienne from Li Faits des Romains, keyed to the text.
First words of second recto folio
First words of last recto folio
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Physical description

No. of illustrations:49
General illustration:47 miniatures and two half-page illustrations; see Oltrogge (1989, 308-9) for details.
General decoration:Historiated initials at the beginning of each chapter; decorated borders on pages with miniatures.
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Mise en page

Description 1
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LayoutMSLayout object (3)
Page dimensions420x290 (mm)
Justification302x210 (mm)
Columns2
13mm between columns
Lines50
RubricationRubrication at beginning of chapters throughout.
Writing above top line?False
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Level of Execution:Execution object (3)
ScriptScript object (2)
Folio rangeFrom to
Date?1360 to 1370
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Provenance

DescriptionPhilip of Cleves acquired the manuscript on his marriage to Françoise, granddaughter of Louis de Luxembourg. He had his motto and emblem on f. 20r; he added his signature below Louis' on f. 345v.
Date1485
PlacePlace object (166)
OwnershipPerson object (5)
DescriptionThe coat of arms of Louis de Luxembourg is on f. 20r; see also f. 345v, which has his ex libris, with that of Philip of Cleves below.
Date?1430 to 1475
PlacePlace object (173)
OwnershipPerson object (65)