Folios | 3455 backend papers |
Folio notes: | First 7 folios are blank with some occasional writing, but modern foliation begins on first page. |
Language | Language object (3) |
Approx. date | ?1360 to 1370 |
Date notes | Jung 1996, 349; Oltrogge 1989, 307. |
Place(s) of production | ParisOltrogge 1989, 307. |
Table of contents | Opens 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. |
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First words of last recto folio | |
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Material: | Material object (4) |
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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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Description 1 | |
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Layout | MSLayout object (3) |
Page dimensions | 420x290 (mm) |
Justification | 302x210 (mm) |
Columns | 213mm between columns |
Lines | 50 |
Rubrication | Rubrication at beginning of chapters throughout. |
Writing above top line? | False |
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Level of Execution: | Execution object (3) |
Script | Script object (2) |
Folio range | From to |
Date | ?1360 to 1370 |
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Description | Philip 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. | |
Date | 1485 | |
Place | Place object (166) | |
Ownership | Person object (5) | |
Description | The 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 | |
Place | Place object (173) | |
Ownership | Person object (65) | |