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London, British Library, Royal 16 G VII

General

Library:	British Library
Sheflmark:	Royal 16 G VII
Information source:	Physical description: InformationSource object (6) Segmentation: InformationSource object (6)
Described by:	sgaunt

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Bibliography

Reference	Oltrogge, Doris, Die Illustrationszyklen zur 'Histoire ancienne jusqu’à César' (1250-1400) (Frankfurt and New York: Peter Lang, 1989)
Notes	pp. 271-3

MS Parts

Title	Date	Place	Dedicatee
LES ANCIENNES HYSTOIRES Rommaines	?1370 to 1380	Paris

Folio sequence

Folios: 1 - 390
- 1r - 10v
  
  (§00-00) Table of Contents (N/A)
- 11r - 51v
  
  (§1-513) Genesis (Common redaction)
- 51v - 54r
  
  (§1-22) Orient I (Common redaction)
- 54r - 67v
  
  (§23-125) Thebes (Common redaction)
- 67v - 70r
  
  (§126-147) Greeks and Amazons (Common redaction)
- 70r - 82r
  
  (§1-71) Troy (Common redaction)
- 82r - 95v
  
  (§1-57) Eneas (Common redaction)
- 95v - 107v
  
  (§00-00) Rome I (Common redaction)
  
  Includes:
  - On generosity (Mixed) from folio 96r to 96r,
  - One should lead a pious life (Mixed) from folio 101r to 101v
- 107v - 121r
  
  (§00-00) Orient II (Common redaction)
- 121r - 142v
  
  (§00-00) Alexander (Common redaction)
- 142v - 214v
  
  (§00-00) Rome II (Common redaction)
  
  Includes:
  - On the importance of money (Prose) from folio 152v to 152v,
  - On the vanity of grief (Prose) from folio 154v to 154v,
  - One should fear death when one has not lived well (Prose) from folio 160r to 160r
- 215r - 218v
  
  (§00-00) Table of Contents (N/A)
- 219r - 390v
  
  (§00-00) Li Fait des Romains (N/A)