General
| Library: | British Library |
| Sheflmark: | Additional 15268 |
| Information source: |
Physical description: InformationSource object (1) Segmentation: InformationSource object (1) |
| Described by: | sgaunt, dschoenaers |
Bindings
| Description: | The MS has a late 19th-c. British Library leather binding with gold tooling |
| Date : | ?1850 to 1900 |
| Title on binding: | HISTOIRE ANCIENNE DU MONDE |
| Cover material: | Material object (5) |
| Board material: | Material object (9) |
| Fastening: | |
| Chaining: | |
| Edges: | |
| Front end papers (2): | |
| End papers (2): |
Bibliography
| Reference | , Die Illustrationszyklen zur 'Histoire ancienne jusqu’à César' (1250-1400) (Frankfurt and New York: Peter Lang, 1989) |
| Notes | pp. 262-66 |
| Reference | , Crusader Art in the Holy Land, from the Third Crusade to the Fall of Acre 1187-1291 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005) |
| Notes | pp. 419-24 |
MS Parts
| Title | Date | Place | Dedicatee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Li liures des ansienes estoires (title from initial rubric) | ?1270 to 1291 |
MS Part Library: British Library
General
| Shelfmark: | Additional 15268 |
| MS Part Title: | Li liures des ansienes estoires (title from initial rubric) |
| Ms Part Folios: | 314 folios |
| Page layout: |
Material
| MS Part Material: | Material object (4) |
| Watermark: | |
| Condition: | The MS is by and large in excellent condition. |
Date Information
| Date(s): | ?1270 to 1291 |
| Notes: | Oltrogge (1989, 261) and Jung (1996, 342) both date this MS to the last quarter of the 13th c., but since it was made in Acre it must predate 1291. Folda (2005, 423-4) and others have suggested a more precise dating of 1286 if the MS is a dedication copy produced to mark the accession of Henry of Lusignan to the throne of Jerusalem. |
Hand
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (3) |
| Folio(s): | From 1 to 314 |
| Date(s): | ?1275 to 1291 |
| Scribe description: | An exceptionally clear hand, with quite distinct 'n', 'u', 'i', 'm'; also 'f' and 's', 't' and 'c'. Short 's' in final position; marked backward stroke on 'd'. Relatively few abbreviations, mainly on nasal vowels. Characteristic of the hand throughout is the use of two vertical bars in capital 'C', 'D', 'E', 'O', and 'P', etc. |
Folios: 1 - 314
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2r - 70v
(§1-513) Genesis (Common redaction)
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70v - 75r
(§1-22) Orient I (Common redaction)
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75v - 99v
(§23-125) Thebes (Common redaction)
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99v - 105r
(§126-147) Greeks and Amazons (Common redaction)
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106r - 129r
(§1-71) Troy (Common redaction)
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129r - 155v
(§1-57) Eneas (Common redaction)
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155v - 173v
(§00-00) Rome I (Common redaction)
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- On generosity (Prose) from folio 137r to 137r,
- One should lead a pious life (Verse) from folio 165r to 165r
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173v - 193r
(§00-00) Orient II (Common redaction)
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193r - 225r
(§00-00) Alexander (Common redaction)
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225r - 314v
(§00-00) Rome II (Common redaction)
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