Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Rare Book & Manuscript Library, 933
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General information
| Folios | 2 |
| Folio notes: | Bifolium fragment of the 'Roman de Troie'. |
| Language | Language object (46) |
| Approx. date | ?1275 to 1325 |
| Date notes | 'della fine del sec. XIII o del principio del XIV' (Pellegrini 1928, 515; cf. Jung 1996, 328); 'ca. 1300' (Zacour & Hirsch 1965, 58). The lack of round 's' might point to the earlier part of this date range. |
| Place(s) of production | FranceCopied by a French scribe (Pellegrini 1928, 515; cf. Jung 1996, 328). The diphthong 'oi' (in 'poine', 'soloil', etc.), the 2.pl. ending '-oiz', parasitic 'i' (in 'apeilez'), and lowering of 'e' to 'a' (in 'faront') might point to the east of the oïl zone, or to Champagne. |
| First words of second recto folio | |
| First words of last recto folio | |
| Incipit | [f. 1ra] M e??so??r me couendra retrere / A nc??ois?? q(ue) ie trepas auant / P (ar) bíauz moz (et) per auenanz |
| Explicit | [f. 2vb] (et) ta(n)t (com) uos plus ata(n)??drois?? / P lus granz domage uos f??e??roiz / |
Material
| Material: | Material object (4) |
| Watermark: | |
| Condition: | Wear, small holes and faded ink occasionally render the text illegible, especially on f. 2v. |
Structure
| Collation: | 12 |
| Quire structure: | The fragment must once have formed the central bifolium of a quire. |
| Quire marks: | |
| Catchwords: | |
| Catchword disposition: | |
Physical description
| General illustration: | Space was left on f. 2ra (height: 12 lines), perhaps for a miniature that was never added. Jung suggests the location would have been highly unsual (1996, 328). |
| General decoration: | Small pen-flourished initials (height: 2 lines) alternate red and blue, with decoration in the contrasting colour. |
| Evidence of readership: | |
| Foliations description: | Modern pencil foliation in the lower right-hand corner of recto sides. |
Mise en page
| Description 1 | Source: Jung 1996, 328. |
| Page sampled | |
| Layout | MSLayout object (4) |
| Page dimensions | 290x205 (mm) |
| Justification | 240x150 (mm) |
| Columns | 2mm between columns |
| Lines | 47 |
| Rubrication | |
| Writing above top line? | False |
| Sample page layout: | |
Hand(s)
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (4) |
| Script | Script object (4) |
| Folio range | From 1ra to 2vb |
| Date | ?1275 to 1325 |
| Scribe description: | A small, rather irregular textualis that displays the following traits: two-compartment 'a' (upper bow closed), often taller than other small letters; short ascenders; 8-shaped 'g'; 'j' sometimes occurs in initial position; tall 's' in all positions; both 'u' and open 'v' in initial position; dotted 'y'; abundant use of 3-shaped 'z'. The numerous abbreviations include nasal bars, superscript vowels, p(ro), s(on)t, (us), (con), m(er), and crossed tironian 'et'. |
| Notes | |