Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français 24400
Roman de Tristan (supplied title)
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General information
| Folios | 249 |
| Folio notes: | Wanting some 145ff. from the beginning. |
| Language | Language object (46) |
| Approx. date | ?1450 to 1499 |
| Date notes | On the basis of the watermark, 'utilisé par des presses de Metz dans la seconde moitié du XVe siècle' (Trachsler 1997, 163). 'XVIe siècle' (Vinaver 1925, 45). |
| Place(s) of production | Burgundy or LorraineOn the basis of the watermark (see above), 'localisation corroborée également par la scripta, fortement lorraine' (Trachsler 1997, 163). |
| First words of second recto folio | |
| First words of last recto folio | |
| Incipit | [f. 2ra] Qui [e(n) tel] maníere est p(er)due elle est bie(n) p(er)due q(ua)nt / nulz nelauoit fors no(us) .íj. |
| Explicit | [f. 248vb] il fal auoír <la> / <?ure> le líure ou la mort dou roi <est esc> / art(us) (est) escrit a la trouerez v(ous) tos ce q(ue) / ie v(ous) ait si de vizeít // |
Material
| Material: | Material object (1) |
| Watermark: | Trachsler 1997, 163 |
| Condition: | |
Structure
| Collation: | 1-218 22-2910 |
| Quire structure: | 21 regular quaternions, followed by eight regular quinions. |
| Quire marks: | MSQuiremarkDisposition object (9) |
| Catchwords: | |
| Catchword disposition: | MSCatchwordDisposition object (4) |
Physical description
| General illustration: | |
| General decoration: | Chapters and paragraphs are marked by plain red initials (height: 6 and 2 lines respectively), the one on f. 85ra inhabited by a face. Stanzas of the lais open with smaller initials (height: 1 line), e.g. f. 64v. Line fillers in red ink. |
| Evidence of readership: | |
| Foliations description: | Two medieval foliation systems in roman numerals visible in the upper and lower margins of recto sides (though often trimmed). One runs i - iiC xlv; the other cxlvi - iiiC iiiiXX xiii. Modern foliation in the upper corner of recto sides (with doubling of f. 241). |
Mise en page
| Description 1 | Dimensions from BnF catalogue. |
| Page sampled | |
| Layout | MSLayout object (3) |
| Page dimensions | 265x205 (mm) |
| Justification | (mm) |
| Columns | 2mm between columns |
| Lines | 37 |
| Rubrication | |
| Writing above top line? | False |
| Sample page layout: | |
Hand(s)
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (5) |
| Script | Script object (4) |
| Folio range | From 2ra to 248rb |
| Date | ?1450 to 1499 |
| Scribe description: | An angular book hand, heavily abbreviated. Features include: two-compartment 'a' (open upper bow); 'd' with a long shaft; ascenders with pronounced spurs; both tall and round 's' in final position; 'v' in initial position (and sometimes medial); crossed tironian 'et'. |
| Notes | |
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (4) |
| Script | Script object (7) |
| Folio range | From 243ra to 244vb |
| Date | None |
| Scribe description: | |
| Notes | |