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MS Part Library: Bibliothèque Royale

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Shelfmark:	IV 621.14-15-32
MS Part Title:	[Part 1]
Ms Part Folios:	3 folios
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Material

MS Part Material:	Material object (4)
Watermark:	na
Condition:	This appears to have been a large format, luxuriously executed manuscript, written on good quality vellum. Although the decoration (pen-flourished initials) may not be of the highest standard (compare the contemporary manuscript BnF fr. 95 and its accompanying volume in Yale), the broad margins suggest a valuable copy. The condition is not the same for all three fragments. The upper margin of all three has been trimmed, as has at least one of the side margins, resulting in text loss in the upper margin for f. 2 (IV 621.14) and loss of text in the outer margin of f. 3 (IV 621.15). In general, f. 1 is in the best condition, although with some staining. Folio 2, on the other hand is in the worst condition; the verso side of the folio is heavily worn, and the folio is damaged in the outer margin .

Date Information

Date(s):

c. 1300

Notes:

Dating based on the script and illustration. Also see: Van Hoecke 1987, 256. Three distinct hands, the third of which, according to Van Hoecke, is slightly later than the first two. Mise en page, decoration and provenance (the leaves were used as covers for the accounts of the Benedictine monks of Gembloux for the years 1597, 1589-1590 and 1591) suggest that these leaves originally belonged to the same manuscript, and also to the same campaign in the production process.

Hand

Level of Execution:	Execution object (4)
Folio(s):	From f. 1ra to f. 1vd
Date(s):	c. 1300
Scribe description:	Northern textualis rontundus with double compartment 'a', the upper compartment of which is not closed. Predominant use of straight 's', occasional us of round 's' in final position at the end of the verseline. Some occurence of trailing 's' in final position at the end of the verseline. 'U' and 'v' used in initial position. I-longa used after 'u'. Potentially remarkable is the use of capital 'r' (f. 1rb 'Rois'). Abbreviations include tironian note (uncrossed), nasal bar, also used for q(ue), apostrophe, con-abbreviation (9), superscript 'i', Profuse use of punctus. No indication of word-separation.
Level of Execution:	Execution object (4)
Folio(s):	From f. 2ra to f. 2vd
Date(s):	c. 1300
Scribe description:	Northern textualis rotundus with double compartment 'a' with open upper compartment, predominant use of round 's' in final position, also some occurences of long 's' in final position. The bow of 'h' curves below the baseline. No use of 'v'. Abbreviations include crossed tironian note, 'p' with barred descender, nasal bar, superscript 'a' and 'i', con-abbreviation (9). This scribe does not highlight proper names.
Level of Execution:	Execution object (4)
Folio(s):	From f. 3ra to f. 3vd
Date(s):	c. 1300
Scribe description:	Northern textualis rotundus with double compartment 'a' with open upper compartment, predominant use of long 's' in final position, occasional use of round 's' in final position at the end of the verseline. Use of 'v' in initial position. Use of i-longa after 'i' and occasionallu after 'u' in final position. Abbreviations include uncrossed tironian note, nasal bar also for q(ue), apostrophe, 'p' with barred descender, com- and us- abbreviation (9), superscript 'a'. This scribe indicates word-separation.

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• Folios: 1ra - 1vd

  • 1ra - 1vd

    (§XLVIIIa,8-XLIXa,15) Lancelot's childhood and adolescence to his installation as a knight of the Round Table (Single redaction)

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    • ParatextualType object (1) 1ra

• Folios: 2ra - 2vd

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    (§LXIVa,9-LXIVa,27) Lancelot's childhood and adolescence to his installation as a knight of the Round Table (Single redaction)

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    • ParatextualType object (12) 2ra to 2vd
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    (§LXXX,29-LXXX,41) Agravain and preparation to the Quest (long cyclic version)

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