Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français 686

General

Library:	Bibliothèque nationale de France
Sheflmark:	fonds français 686
Information source:	Physical description: InformationSource object (1) Segmentation: InformationSource object (1)
Described by:	dschoenaers

Bindings

Description:	Brown, leather binding on pasteboard. Decorative frame and the eagle of the Empire gold-tooled on the front and back. Monogram of Napoleon III gold-tooled on the spine.
Date :	c. 1852 to 1870
Title on binding:	Chronique depuie / la creation jusqu'au / tems des apotres
Cover material:	Material object (5)
Board material:	Material object (9)
Fastening:
Chaining:
Edges:	gilt
Front end papers :	Two paper and two vellum guardleaves at the front. On the verso of the first vellum guardleaf 'Liure contenant plusieurs hystoires tant sainctes que prophanes / depuys le commencement du monde Jusque au temps des apostres'.
End papers :	Two vellum and three paper guardleaves at the back.

Bibliography

Reference	Oltrogge, Doris, Die Illustrationszyklen zur 'Histoire ancienne jusqu’à César' (1250-1400) (Frankfurt and New York: Peter Lang, 1989)
Notes	pp. 285-8
Reference	Jung, Marc-René, La Légende de Troie en France au moyen âge (Basel; Tubingen: Francke Verlag, 1996)
Notes

MS Parts

Title	Date	Place	Dedicatee
[Part 1]	c. 1330	Bologna

Folio sequence

Folios: f. 3ra - f. 555va
- 3r - 92v
  
  (§1-513) Genesis (Common redaction)
  
  Includes:
  - On Sodomy (Prose) from folio 31r to 31v,
  - On the loyal servant (Prose) from folio 70r to 70r
- 92v - 99r
  
  (§1-22) Orient I (Common redaction)
- 99r - 132r
  
  (§23-125) Thebes (Common redaction)
- 132r - 139r
  
  (§126-147) Greeks and Amazons (Common redaction)
- 139r - 171v
  
  (§1-71) Troy (Common redaction)
- 171v - 211r
  
  (§1-57) Eneas (Common redaction)
- 211r - 233v
  
  (§00-00) Rome I (Common redaction)
  
  Includes:
  - On generosity (Prose) from folio 212v to 213r,
  - One should lead a pious life (Mixed) from folio 222r to 222v
- 233v - 257v
  
  (§00-00) Orient II (Common redaction)
  
  Includes:
  - Memento mori (Verse) from folio 247v to 248r
- 257v - 298r
  
  (§00-00) Alexander (Common redaction)
  
  Includes:
  - On the characteristics of wealth and life (Prose) from folio 291r to 291v
- 298r - 418v
  
  (§00-00) Rome II (Common redaction)
  
  Includes:
  - On the importance of money (Verse) from folio 315r to 315r,
  - On the vanity of grief (Verse) from folio 317r to 317r,
  - One should fear death when one has not lived well (Verse) from folio 325v to 326r,
  - On cowardice and vanity (Verse) from folio 331r to 331r,
  - On greed (Verse) from folio 348r to 348r
- 369v - 424r
  
  (§00-00) Conquest of France by Caesar (Common redaction)
- 424r - 445r
  
  (§00-00) Li Fait des Romains (N/A)
- 445r - 448r
  
  (§00-00) Lives of Chevaliers (N/A)
- 448r - 555v
  
  (§00-00) Lives of the Apostles (N/A)

Shelfmark:	fonds français 686
MS Part Title:	[Part 1]
Ms Part Folios:	553 folios
Page layout:

MS Part Material:	Material object (4)
Watermark:
Condition:	Good quality vellum. In good condition. Folio 274 has been torn and resewn.

Date(s):	c. 1330
Notes:	Jung 1996, 346; Oltrogge 1989, 285.

Level of Execution:	Execution object (3)
Folio(s):	From 1 to 557
Date(s):	c. 1330
Scribe description:

Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français 686

General

Bindings

Bibliography

MS Parts

MS Part Library: Bibliothèque nationale de France

General

Material

Date Information

Hand

Folio sequence

Folios: f. 3ra - f. 555va

3r - 92v

Includes:

92v - 99r

99r - 132r

132r - 139r

139r - 171v

171v - 211r

211r - 233v

Includes:

233v - 257v

Includes:

257v - 298r

Includes:

298r - 418v

Includes:

369v - 424r

424r - 445r

445r - 448r

448r - 555v