General
| Library: | British Library |
| Sheflmark: | Additional 19669 |
| Information source: |
Physical description: InformationSource object (1) Segmentation: None |
| Described by: | dschoenaers |
Bindings
| Description: | Modern black leather binding on pasteboard. |
| Date : | None |
| Title on binding: | Le tresor / Des Ystoires . // Mus. Brit. / Jure Emptionis . // 19, 669. |
| Cover material: | Material object (5) |
| Board material: | Material object (5) |
| Fastening: | na |
| Chaining: | na |
| Edges: | coloured red |
| Front end papers (8): | 6 modern paper flyleaves at the front. One note in French on paper (recto/verso) on the provenance of the manuscript. One vellum flyleaf. In the lower margin of the recto side of the fourth flyleaf 'Purchased of Mesrs. Boone , 12 Novr. 1853'. On the recto of the fifth flyleaf, note in French on the date and provenance of the manuscript. (2nd half of the 13th c., Averton family from Maine and Anjou). The note on the 7th flyleaf discusses the provenance of the manuscript. On the recto of the parchment flyleaf in a 14th or 15th c. hand 'Decouldreau'. On the verso side in a 17th/18th c. hand 'Jean etc. Roy de France fit traduire la bible en francien / on luy doie la plus ancienne traduction qui l'on connoi…../ des decades de tite live qui Pierre ber..uire prieur de/Cloy entreprit par les orders de ce prince en 1364 cette/ traduction fut bien tost suivie de celle de Salustes / de Lucain, des commentaires de Cesar . hist. de France / t 9 p 529. |
| End papers (4): | 4 modern, paper flyleaves at the end. |
Bibliography
| Reference | , Die Illustrationszyklen zur 'Histoire ancienne jusqu’à César' (1250-1400) (Frankfurt and New York: Peter Lang, 1989) |
| Notes | pp. 266-69 |
MS Parts
| Title | Date | Place | Dedicatee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cy commence le tresor des ystoires compile . De la bible . De Justin . De Jo / sephe . des ancie(n)netes . de titus livi(us) . De saluste . De Julle celse . Et de Lucain . Et de Suetone | ?1250 to 1275 | Northern France | na |
Related MS
| Aylsham, Blickling Hall, 6931: |
from the same atelierNotwithstanding that these manuscripts were probably illustrated by different artists, and in spite of differences in decoration and layout, it has been suggested that these four copies were manufactured in the same workshop located in the North of France (Lille, Soissons or Compiègne). |
| London, British Library, Additional 19669: | |
| The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 78 D 47: |
MS Part Library: British Library
General
| Shelfmark: | Additional 19669 |
| MS Part Title: | Cy commence le tresor des ystoires compile . De la bible . De Justin . De Jo / sephe . des ancie(n)netes . de titus livi(us) . De saluste . De Julle celse . Et de Lucain . Et de Suetone |
| Ms Part Folios: | 235 folios |
| Page layout: |
Material
| MS Part Material: | Material object (4) |
| Watermark: | na |
| Condition: | Generally in good condition. One miniature has been excised (f. 52v. ). Some imperfections in the vellum: holes (e.g. ff. 55, 61, 183), tears (ff. 177, 182). Damage (stained by damp, grease) on folios 158 to162. The pages were trimmed some time after the fifteenth century. |
Date Information
| Date(s): | ?1250 to 1275 |
| Notes: | cf. Oltrogge 1989, 266: third quarter of the thirteenth century. The hand (two compartment 'a', the upper compartment of which is open; straight and round 's' in final position) supports this date. The use of uncrossed tironian 'et' is noteworthy and may point towards an early rather than later date. |
Hand
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (4) |
| Folio(s): | From 1ra to 238rb |
| Date(s): | c. 1250 to 1300 |
| Scribe description: | Littera textualis rotundus with double compartment 'a', the upper bow of which is unclosed, exclusive use of uncial 'd'; 'i' is marked with a slanting hairstroke only when confusion is possible; descenders of 'p' and 'q' generally curve to the right; use of straight and round 's' in final position, but with preference of the round form. Abbreviations include nasal mark, also used for q(ue), superscript 'a', tironian 'et', 'p' with crossed descender and -'us' abbreviation. Punctuation by punctus elevatus. Correction by expungations, strike-through and interlinear or marginal addition. |
Folios: 1 - 235
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4r - 54v
(§1-513) Genesis (Common redaction)
Images:
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54v - 58r
(§1-22) Orient I (Common redaction)
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58r - 74r
(§23-125) Thebes (Common redaction)
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74r - 77r
(§126-146) Greeks and Amazons (Common redaction)
Paratextual features:
- ParatextualType object (12) 76v
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77r - 94v
(§1-71) Troy (Common redaction)
Images:
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94v - 108v
(§1-57) Eneas (Common redaction)
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108v - 122v
(§00-00) Rome I (Common redaction)
Includes:
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122v - 139v
(§00-00) Orient II (Common redaction)
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139v - 168r
(§00-00) Alexander (Common redaction)
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168r - 238r
(§00-00) Rome II (Common redaction)
Includes:
- On the importance of money (Prose) from folio 163v to 163v,
- On the vanity of grief (Prose) from folio 180v to 180v,
- One should fear death when one has not lived well (Prose) from folio 186r to 187v
Images:
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