General
| Library: | Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Sheflmark: | fonds français 256 |
| Information source: |
Physical description: InformationSource object (1) Segmentation: None |
| Described by: | dschoenaers |
Bindings
| Description: | Red morocco binding on pasteboard, the royal arms of France gold-tooled on the front and back. Spine decorated with fleurs-de-lys. |
| Date : | c. 1800 |
| Title on binding: | Déstructi / de Troyes |
| Cover material: | Material object (6) |
| Board material: | Material object (9) |
| Fastening: | none |
| Chaining: | none |
| Edges: | na |
| Front end papers (3): | Three vellum flyleaves at the front of the manuscript. |
| End papers (2): | Two vellum flyleaves at the back of the manuscript. On the recto side of the first flyleaf a contemporary hand has noted 'Cest le liure <des romans> de la (com)pilacion de lucain (et) de saluste / qui p(ar)le des fais des romains (etc)' |
MS Parts
| Title | Date | Place | Dedicatee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | c. 1400 | France | Jean duke of Berry |
MS Part Library: Bibliothèque nationale de France
General
| Shelfmark: | fonds français 256 |
| MS Part Title: | Part 1 |
| Ms Part Folios: | 199 folios |
| Page layout: |
Material
| MS Part Material: | Material object (4) |
| Watermark: | na |
| Condition: | The parchment is generally good quality, some instances in which the edge of the skin coincides with the edge of the folio (e.g. f. 28, f. 36, f. 44, f. 102) and holes (f. 64r, f. 110, f. 182). The codex is in good condition, some stains (e.g. f. 8v). |
Date Information
| Date(s): | c. 1400 |
| Notes: | Jung 1996, 346. The manuscript was acquired by the Duke of Berry c. 1405. |
Hand
| Level of Execution: | None |
| Folio(s): | From to |
| Date(s): | None |
| Scribe description: | Mask: f. 50v. f. 53r.; dragon f. 69; marked by the extensive use of litterae elongatae at the top and bottom and flourishings in the form of masks and ponting hands. The rubricated tituli are in another script (northern littera textualis). |
Folios: 1 - 199
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(§00-00) Table of Contents (N/A)
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(§1-57) Eneas (Common redaction)
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(§00-00) Rome I (Common redaction)
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(§00-00) Orient II (Common redaction)
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(§00-00) Alexander (Common redaction)
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(§00-00) Rome II (Common redaction)
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