Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français 756

La grant ystoire de monseignor Tristan (incipit)

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Folios268
2 frontend papers
Folio notes:ff. 266-8 are blank.
LanguageLanguage object (48)
Approx. date?1349 to 1399
Date notes'Fin du XIVe siècle' (Vinaver 1925, 42; cf. Cigni 2012, 256); 'début du XIVe siècle' (Blanchard 1976, 28; cf. Delcorno Branca 1998, 55).
Place(s) of productionNaples, Northern Italy
'Napoli o Nord Italia?' (Cigni 2012, 256).
First words of second recto folio[f. 2ra] en cornoaille //
First words of last recto folio[f. 265ra] par auenture auíez male uolente
Incipit[f. 1ra] Cy co(m)mence lagrant ystoire de mo(n)s(eignor) / tristam . que missere du gail (et) mis / sire helys de buron translaterent / de latin en romanz por ce que il ueoi / ent que nus nentreprenoit atranslater si ha / ute ystoire come de celui qui fu le meillor ch(eualie)r / qui oncqes fust en la grant bretaigne ne de / uant le roi Artus ne apres fors Galaad seu / lement Et apelent cest liure libret por ce qil / est maistre sor toz les liurez qui oncq(es) furent / fait de la table reonde (et) del saint graal Et (com)me(n) / ce premierement missire Luces du gail qui / briefment parloit tant come il uesqui (et) dist / entelle maniere // [?] P / R / E / S / L / A / P / A / S / S / I / O / N / D / E / I / E / S / U / crist auint que ioseph de baramathie uint en la gra(n)t / bretaigne p(ar) le (com)m(an)dem(en)t de n(ost)re seignor
Explicit[f. 265va] Or laisse li contez ap(ar)ler de ceste chose (et) retour / ne . amon(eignor) T(ristan) (et) adynada(n) de lors auenture(s) / [f. 265vb] qe puís lor aui(n)drent . //

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Material

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Structure

Collation:

12-293010 31-348

Quire structure:Predominantly regular quaternions.
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Physical description

General illustration:
General decoration:Space was left for the opening initial on f. 1r (height: 20 lines), which is followed by flourished display letters that alternate red and blue. Chapters begin with illuminated initials incorporating geometric patterns (height: 7 to 14 lines), and partial borders. Paragraphs are marked with plain initials (height: 3 lines), alternating red and blue. These are flourished on f. 1r, but thereafter left unadorned. Smaller flourished initials (height: 2 lines) begin couplets and stanzas of verse passages, e.g. f. 10v. The decoration often incorporates shields (argent, 3 bends gules, and a chief azure). On the basis that these sometimes appear on a ground of fleurs-de-lys and that stars of David occasionally form part of the decoration, Blanchard suggests the volume was dedicated to the Carafa family of Naples. But see Cigni 2012, 273-4.
Evidence of readership:
Foliations description:Modern ink numbering in the upper right corner of recto sides, running 1 to 265.

Mise en page

Description 1Page dimensions from Cigni 2012, 273.
Page sampledf. 233v
LayoutMSLayout object (3)
Page dimensions362x251 (mm)
Justification (mm)
Columns2
mm between columns
Column ruling present
Lines61
Line ruling present
Rubrication
Writing above top line?False
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Hand(s)

Level of Execution:Execution object (4)
ScriptScript object (1)
Folio rangeFrom 1ra to 265vb
Date?1300 to 1399
Scribe description:An Italian book hand that displays the following traits: box 'a' alongside single-compartment 'a'; 'd' with a near-horizontal shaft; rücken-'g'; round 's' in final position; 't' with a hairline descending from the end of the cross stroke when in final position; 'u' in initial position, but 'v(ous)'; tironian 'et' without a bar.
NotesThe same hand copied Paris BnF f.fr. 757. Elongation of top-line ascenders.

Provenance

Descriptionf. 265vb: 'Hierony(me) demonteux'.
Date?1500 to 1599
PlacePlace object (1)
OwnershipPerson object (93)