Oxford, Bodleian Library, 264

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Library:	Bodleian Library
Sheflmark:	264
Information source:	Physical description: InformationSource object (2) Segmentation: None
Described by:	astuart

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Bibliography

Reference	Meyer, Paul, 'Etude sur les manuscrits du Roman d'Alexandre', Romania, 11 (1882), 213-332
Notes
Reference	The Medieval French 'Roman d’Alexandre', ed. Armstrong, Edward C., et al., 7 vols (Paris: Les Presses Universitaires de France; Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1937-1955)
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MS Parts

Title	Date	Place
[MS Part 1]	c. 1400	{unspecified}
[MS Part 2]	c. 1338 to 1344	{unspecified}
[MS Part 3]	c. 1400	{unspecified}

Folio sequence

Folios: 1ra - 1vb
- 1ra - 1vb
  
  (§na-na) Frontispiece (N/A)
Folios: 2ra - 2rb
- 2ra - 2rb
  
  (§na-na) Frontispiece (N/A)
Folios: 2va - 2vb
- 2va - 2vb
  
  (§na-na) Frontispiece (N/A)
Folios: 3ra - 67ra
- 3ra - 4ra
  
  (§I,1-I,IV) Branch I. From Alexander's birth to the taking of Trage (alpha)
- 4ra - 4ra
  
  (§I,4.1-I,4.1) Branch I. Prologue (I,4.1) (alpha)
- 4ra - 17va
  
  (§I,5-I,128) Branch I. From Alexander's birth to the taking of Trage (alpha)
- 17va - 18ra
  
  (§I,129-I,132) Branch I. Siege of Tyre (alpha)
- 18ra - 18rb
  
  (§I,134-I,136) Branch I. Siege of Tyre (alpha)
  
  Paratextual features:
  - ParatextualType object (14) 18ra
- 18rb - 20va
  
  (§I,138-I,157) Branch I. Siege of Tyre (alpha)
  
  Paratextual features:
  - ParatextualType object (14) 18rb
  - ParatextualType object (14) 19vb
- 22ra - 25rb
  
  (§II,a1-II,a29) Branch II. Fuerre de Gadres (alpha-redaction) (alpha)
- 25rb - 29ra
  
  (§II,b31-II,b53) Branch II. Fuerre de Gadres (beta-redaction) (beta)
- 32vb - 32vb
  
  (§II,b30-II,b30) Branch II. Fuerre de Gadres (beta-redaction) (beta)
- 232vb - 39rb
  
  (§II,b79-II,b113) Branch II. Fuerre de Gadres (beta-redaction) (beta)
- 39rb - 42va
  
  (§II,a76-II,a109) Branch II. Fuerre de Gadres (alpha-redaction) (alpha)
- 42va - 47vb
  
  (§II,a110-II,a149) Branch II. From Alexander's entry in Escalon to the end of Branch II (alpha)
  
  Paratextual features:
  - ParatextualType object (14) 44vb
- 47vb - 48ra
  
  (§III,1-III,3) Branch III. Alexander in the Orient (alpha)
- 48ra - 48rb
  
  (§III,5.5-III,5.5) Branch III. Introduction to stanza III,6-III,8 (III,5.5) (alpha)
- 48rb - 52va
  
  (§III,6-III,38) Branch III. Alexander in the Orient (alpha)
- 52va - 52va
  
  (§III,38.1-III,38.1) Branch III. Shortened version of stanza III, 41 (III,38.1) (alpha)
- 52va - 52vb
  
  (§III,39-III,76) Branch III. Alexander in the Orient (alpha)
- 56ra - 60va
  
  (§III,78-III,117) Branch III. Alexander in the Orient (alpha)
  
  Paratextual features:
  - ParatextualType object (14) 57rb
- 60va - 62vb
  
  (§III,120-III,143) Branch III. Alexander in the Orient (alpha)
- 62vb - 63ra
  
  (§III,143.1-III,143.1) Branch III. Condensed variant of stanza III, 143, battle of the elephants (III,143.1) (alpha)
- 63ra - 67ra
  
  (§III,144-III,171) Branch III. Alexander in the Orient (alpha)
Folios: 67rb - 67rb
- 67rb - 67rb
  
  (§00-00) Alexander and Dindimus (N/A)
Folios: 67va - 208vb
- 29ra - 32vb
  
  (§II,b55-II,b78) Branch II. Fuerre de Gadres (beta-redaction) (beta)
- 67va - 70ra
  
  (§III,172-III,191) Branch III. Alexander in the Orient (alpha)
- 70ra - 70rb
  
  (§III,191.1-III,191.3) Branch III. Expansion of the episode with a rehash of the submarine adventure in stanza III, 18-29 (III,191.1-III,191.3) (alpha)
- 70rb - 72rb
  
  (§III,192-III,204) Branch III. Alexander in the Orient (alpha)
- 72rb - 100ra
  
  (§III,206-III,450) Branch III. Second plot against Alexander (alpha)
  
  Paratextual features:
  - ParatextualType object (14) 73va
  - ParatextualType object (14) 97vb
- 100ra - 100vb
  
  (§III,451-III,457) Branch III. Second plot against Alexander (alpha)
- 102ra - 109vb
  
  (§Prise de Defur, 1-Prise de Defur, 43) Prise de Defur (N/A)
- 110ra - 163vb
  
  (§Voeux du Paon-Voeux du Paon) Voeux du Paon (N/A)
- 165ra - 182vb
  
  (§Restor du Paon-Restor du paon) Restor du Paon (N/A)
- 182vb - 185ra
  
  (§Prise de Defur, 47-Prise de Defur, 58) Prise de Defur (N/A)
- 185ra - 188rb
  
  (§Voyage au Paradis Terrestre-Voyage au Paradis Terrestre) Voyage au Paradis Terrestre (N/A)
- 189ra - 189rb
  
  (§IV,1-IV,5) Branch IV. Alexander's death and burial (common version)
- 189rb - 189rb
  
  (§IV,8-IV,8) Branch IV. Alexander's death and burial (common version)
- 189rb - 189va
  
  (§IV,6-IV,7) Branch IV. Alexander's death and burial (common version)
- 189va - 190ra
  
  (§IV,9-IV,12) Branch IV. Alexander's death and burial (common version)
- 189va - 190ra
  
  (§IV,9-IV,12) Branch IV. Alexander's death and burial (common version)
- 190ra - 190ra
  
  (§IV,14-IV,14) Branch IV. Alexander's death and burial (common version)
- 190ra - 190rb
  
  (§IV,16-IV,17) Branch IV. Alexander's death and burial (common version)
- 190rb - 190va
  
  (§IV,15-IV,15) Branch IV. Alexander's death and burial (common version)
- 190va - 190vb
  
  (§IV,18-IV,19) Branch IV. Alexander's death and burial (common version)
- 190vb - 190vb
  
  (§IV,24-IV,24) Branch IV. Alexander's death and burial (common version)
- 190vb - 191ra
  
  (§IV,21-IV,23) Branch IV. Alexander's death and burial (common version)
- 191ra - 191va
  
  (§IV,25-IV,27) Branch IV. Alexander's death and burial (common version)
- 191va - 191va
  
  (§IV,27.1-IV,27.1) Branch IV. Repetition of stanza 27 (IV,27.1) (CEGPY)
- 191va - 192ra
  
  (§IV,29-IV,33) Branch IV. Alexander's death and burial (common version)
- 192ra - 192ra
  
  (§IV,36-IV,36) Branch IV. Alexander's death and burial (common version)
- 192ra - 192rb
  
  (§IV,36.1-IV,36.1) Branch IV. Regret of Tholomé (IV,36.1) (CP)
- IV,37 - IV,37
  
  (§192rb-192rb) Branch IV. Alexander's death and burial (common version)
- IV,39 - IV,45
  
  (§192rb-192vb) Branch IV. Alexander's death and burial (common version)
- 192vb - 195vb
  
  (§IV,48-IV,69) Branch IV. Alexander's death and burial (common version)
  
  Paratextual features:
  - ParatextualType object (14) 193rb
  - ParatextualType object (10) 195vb-196ra
- 197ra - 208ra
  
  (§Venjance Alixandre-Venjance Alixandre) Venjance Alixandre (Jean le Nevelon) (N/A)
Folios: 209ra - 216vb
- 209ra - 215vb
  
  (§00-00) Alexander and Dindimus (N/A)
Folios: 217ra - 271vb
- 218ra - 271va
  
  (§Marco Polo, Li Livres du Grant Caam-Marco Polo, Li Livres du Grant Caam) Marco Polo, Li Livres du Grant Caam (N/A)

Shelfmark:	264
MS Part Title:	[MS Part 1]
Ms Part Folios:	None folios
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MS Part Material:	None
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Shelfmark:	264
MS Part Title:	[MS Part 2]
Ms Part Folios:	None folios
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Date(s):	c. 1338 to 1344
Notes:	As found at: http://image.ox.ac.uk/show?collection=bodleian&manuscript=msbodl264

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1ra - 1vb

Folios: 2ra - 2rb

2ra - 2rb

Folios: 2va - 2vb

2va - 2vb

Folios: 3ra - 67ra

3ra - 4ra

4ra - 4ra

4ra - 17va

17va - 18ra

18ra - 18rb

Paratextual features:

18rb - 20va

Paratextual features:

22ra - 25rb

25rb - 29ra

32vb - 32vb

232vb - 39rb

39rb - 42va

42va - 47vb

Paratextual features:

47vb - 48ra

48ra - 48rb

48rb - 52va

52va - 52va

52va - 52vb

56ra - 60va

Paratextual features:

60va - 62vb

62vb - 63ra

63ra - 67ra

Folios: 67rb - 67rb

67rb - 67rb

Folios: 67va - 208vb

29ra - 32vb

67va - 70ra

70ra - 70rb

70rb - 72rb

72rb - 100ra

Paratextual features:

100ra - 100vb

102ra - 109vb

110ra - 163vb

165ra - 182vb

182vb - 185ra

185ra - 188rb

189ra - 189rb

189rb - 189rb

189rb - 189va

189va - 190ra

189va - 190ra

190ra - 190ra

190ra - 190rb

190rb - 190va

190va - 190vb

190vb - 190vb

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