General
| Library: | National Library of Wales |
| Sheflmark: | 446 E |
| Information source: |
Physical description: InformationSource object (1) Segmentation: InformationSource object (1) |
| Described by: | dmurray |
Bindings
| Description: | 19th-c. binding. |
| Date : | ?1820 to 1890 |
| Title on binding: | ROMAN / DE / TRISTAN / DV / LEONOIS / MS. / XIV SIÈCLE |
| Cover material: | Material object (6) |
| Board material: | Material object (3) |
| Fastening: | none |
| Chaining: | none |
| Edges: | plain |
| Front end papers (1): | Single modern vellum. |
| End papers (1): | Single modern vellum. |
Bibliography
| Reference | , The National Library of Wales: Catalogue of Manuscripts. Vol. 1 Additional Manuscripts in the Collections of Sir John Williams, Bart., G.C.V.O (Aberystwyth, 1921) |
| Notes | Notice on pp. 340-41. |
| Reference | , Tristano e Lancillotto in Italia: studi di letteratura arturiana (Ravenna: Longo, 1998a) |
| Notes | Brief notice on p. 51. Notes disparity in provenance as given by Avril and Degenhart. |
MS Parts
| Title | Date | Place | Dedicatee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le livre de monseignor Tristan (rubric) | ?1280 to 1310 | Genoa-Pisa |
Related MS
| Modena, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, α.T.3.11: |
from the same atelierNumerous codicological and iconographical similarities (Delcorno Branca 1998, 59). |
| Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ashburnham 123: | |
| Venice, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, francese Z XXIII: | |
| Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français 760: | |
| Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français 1463: | |
| London, British Library, Harley 4389: | |
| Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, 446 E: |
MS Part Library: National Library of Wales
General
| Shelfmark: | 446 E |
| MS Part Title: | Le livre de monseignor Tristan (rubric) |
| Ms Part Folios: | 128 folios |
| Page layout: |
Material
| MS Part Material: | Material object (4) |
| Watermark: | |
| Condition: | All high quality vellum, with usual variations in thickness, neatly cut and edged. |
Date Information
| Date(s): | ?1280 to 1310 |
| Notes: | Cigni 2012, 258; Delcorno Branca 1998, 51. Above dates acc. Delcorno Branca. |
Hand
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (4) |
| Folio(s): | From f. 1r to f. 127v |
| Date(s): | ?1280 to 1300 |
| Scribe description: | Particularities: two-compartment 'a'; horizontal riser to 'd'; 'f' and long 's' do not extend below the line. Fusions throughout: 'an' among others. Nota tironiana much used. 'Tristan' often abbreviated to ‘.T.’ in the text itself (e.g. f. 11va). |
Folios: 1r - 127v
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1r - 3r
(§Lös. 18-Lös. 19) Prologue, and Tristan's ancestry (Common Version)
Paratextual features:
- ParatextualType object (3) 1ra
- ParatextualType object (14) f. 1ra
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3rb - 99v
(§Lös. 20-Lös. 56) Tristan's adventures in Ireland, Brittany, and the Morrois (Common Version)
- Termination object (5): text omitted after this segment
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100r - 118v
(§Lös 71a-Lös 74a) Tristan's adventures in Ireland, Brittany, and the Morrois (Common Version)
Paratextual features:
- ParatextualType object (1)
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118v - 127v
(§Lös. 538-Lös. 549) Death of the lovers (Common Version)
Paratextual features:
- ParatextualType object (2)
- ParatextualType object (1)
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