Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français 678
Part of set: BnF, fr. 677-678
Two parts of the same set.
General
| Library: | Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Sheflmark: | fonds français 678 |
| Information source: |
Physical description: InformationSource object (1) Segmentation: InformationSource object (1) |
| Described by: | dschoenaers |
Bindings
| Description: | Red morocco binding on pasteboard. Coat of arms (one bar in the middle 'barensteel' at the top, surrounded by chain with shells, fleurs-de-lys and crowned 'H') gold-tooled on the front and back. On the spine, double 'P', crowned, in laurel. |
| Date : | None |
| Title on binding: | Oeuvres / Dorose / Manvscri / Tome II |
| Cover material: | Material object (6) |
| Board material: | Material object (9) |
| Fastening: | none |
| Chaining: | none |
| Edges: | gilt |
| Front end papers (2): | Two vellum flyleaves at the beginning of the manuscript. One vellum flyleaf at the end of the manuscript. |
| End papers (1): | One vellum flyleaf at the end of the manuscript. |
MS Parts
| Title | Date | Place | Dedicatee |
|---|---|---|---|
| le liure dorose translate de latin en francois [title from initial rubric of volume 1] | ?1400 to 1500 | France | none |
MS Part Library: Bibliothèque nationale de France
General
| Shelfmark: | fonds français 678 |
| MS Part Title: | le liure dorose translate de latin en francois [title from initial rubric of volume 1] |
| Ms Part Folios: | 176 folios |
| Page layout: |
Material
| MS Part Material: | Material object (4) |
| Watermark: | na |
| Condition: | Good quality vellum, sometimes rigid, with some stitches (e.g. f. 4), holes (e.g. f. 140) and imperfections (e.g. f. 12) . Generally in good condition, some tears (e.g. f. 62). |
Date Information
| Date(s): | ?1400 to 1500 |
| Notes: | The writing probably suggests a slightly later dating in the century. The style of the decoration of the frontispiece could point towards an earlier date. |
Hand
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (4) |
| Folio(s): | From f. 1ra to f. 176ra |
| Date(s): | ?1400 to 1500 |
| Scribe description: | Cursiva libraria with many decorative hairlines, especially at descenders. Looped 'd' , sloping straight 's' and 'f', multiple form s of the letter 'g', among which one with the tail curving to the right and one with a looped tail traced in hairline. 'i' longa is used in inital position and after 'i'. 't' with long shaft, looped form of 'v' |
Folios: 1 - 176
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1r - 69v
(§1-513) Genesis (Common redaction)
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69v - 74v
(§1-22) Orient I (Common redaction)
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75r - 96r
(§22-125) Thebes (Common redaction)
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96r - 99v
(§126-147) Greeks and Amazons (Common redaction)
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99v - 121r
(§1-77) Troy (Common redaction)
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121r - 142r
(§1-57) Eneas (Common redaction)
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142r - 162v
(§00-00) Rome I (Common redaction)
Includes:
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164 - 176
(§00-00) Table of Contents (N/A)
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