New York, Morgan Library & Museum, M 212

Le livre dorose

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General information

Folios211
2 frontend papers
2 backend papers
Folio notes:Pierpont Morgan Library on-line catalogue.
LanguageLanguage object (3)
Approx. datec. 1440
Date notesPierpont Morgan Library on-line catalogue.
Place(s) of productionNorthern France
Jung 1996, 344-5.
First words of second recto folioay dit mist
First words of last recto foliometenant se rendirent
Incipit
Explicitf. 228 ra: por ses demerite pouait estre dampnee / et pria por luj si quil fu saulue par / sa priere Mout est noble en prince et / meritore la vertu de justice mise toute / voies a bonne execution

Related MS

The two volumes were conceived as part of a set. The table of contents at the end of volume 2 covers both volumes.
RelationshipType object (6)Manuscript object (552)

Material

Material:Material object (4)
Watermark:
Condition:good condition and in good state of conservation

Structure

Collation:
Quire structure:
Quire marks:
Catchwords:centred on the verso at the close of each quire except for 192v, 200v, and 208v
Catchword disposition:MSCatchwordDisposition object (6)

Physical description

No. of illustrations:42
General illustration:1 two-column miniature (1r), 31 single column miniatures, many available on the library website, see digitisation link.
General decoration:1 continuous floral border (1r); numerous 4-6 line decorated and/ or historiated initials, often with borders extending to floral panels in top or bottom margins.
Evidence of readership:
Foliations description:

Mise en page

Description 1
Page sampled36v
LayoutMSLayout object (3)
Page dimensions396x292 (mm)
Justification272x197 (mm)
Columns2
23mm between columns
Lines49 to 50
RubricationRubrication of chapters is present throughout.
Writing above top line?False
Sample page layout:

Hand(s)

Level of Execution:Execution object (3)
ScriptScript object (7)
Folio rangeFrom 1 to 160
Datec. 1440
Scribe description:
Notes

Level of Execution:Execution object (3)
ScriptScript object (7)
Folio rangeFrom 161 to 184
Datec. 1440
Scribe description:
Notes

Level of Execution:Execution object (3)
ScriptScript object (7)
Folio rangeFrom 185 to 211
Datec. 1440
Scribe description:
Notes

Provenance

DescriptionThe arms of Jean de Créquy (d. 1474) occur in several initials, starting with folio 1r.
Datec. 1460
PlacePlace object (121)
OwnershipPerson object (69)