Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français 759

Tristan le Lionnois (supplied title)

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General information

Folios88
Folio notes:The first quire is numbered 'IIII', suggesting the loss of the initial three quires. A quire is also missing between ff. 80 and 81.
LanguageLanguage object (3)
Approx. date?1250 to 1299
Date notes'Fin du XIIIe siècle' (Vinaver 1925, 43); 'sec. XIII 2/2' (Cigni 2012, 257).
Place(s) of productionNorthern France
'mano francese (Nord?)' (Cigni 2012, 257).
First words of second recto folio
First words of last recto folio
Incipit[f. 1ra] uoise auec yseut . //
Explicit[f. 88vb] (et) li che / ualier entrent ens tout

Material

Material:Material object (4)
Watermark:
Condition:

Structure

Collation:

1-148
Quire structure:Regular quaternions, except for the final quire, whose leaves have been placed in the wrong order (correct order: ff. 81-82, 85-88, 83-84).
Quire marks:MSQuiremarkDisposition object (10)
Catchwords:
Catchword disposition:MSCatchwordDisposition object (12)

Physical description

No. of illustrations:20
General illustration:Historiated initials (height: 10 lines).
General decoration:Paragraphs marked with pen-flourished initials (height: 3 lines).
Evidence of readership:
Foliations description:Arabic numbering in the upper right corner of recto sides.

Mise en page

Description 1Source for page dimensions: Vinaver 1925, 43.
Page sampledf. 3r
LayoutMSLayout object (3)
Page dimensions350x240 (mm)
Justification (mm)
Columns2
mm between columns
Column ruling present
Lines40
Line ruling present
Rubricationnone
Writing above top line?False
Sample page layout:

Hand(s)

Level of Execution:Execution object (4)
ScriptScript object (4)
Folio rangeFrom 1ra to 88vb
Date?1275 to 1299
Scribe description:Two-compartment 'a' (open upper bow), tall 's' in final position (but occasional trailing 's' found), 'v' with long approach stroke in initial position.
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