General
| Library: | British Library |
| Sheflmark: | Harley 49 |
| Information source: |
Physical description: InformationSource object (1) Segmentation: InformationSource object (1) |
| Described by: | dmurray, hgrange |
Bindings
| Description: | BL in-house binding of 18th/19th c. |
| Date : | None |
| Title on binding: | ROMAN / DE TRISTAN. / PREM. PARTIE. / BRIT. MUS. / HARLEY / 49. |
| Cover material: | Material object (6) |
| Board material: | Material object (9) |
| Fastening: | none |
| Chaining: | none |
| Edges: | uncoloured |
| Front end papers (3): | Paper, the first two modern. |
| End papers (3): | Paper, the final two modern. |
Digitisations
| Link (subject to external change and may not function consistently.) | |
| Colour? | Colour |
| Completeness | Partial |
| Notes | ff. 5v and 113r |
Bibliography
| Reference | ., Catalogue of Romances in the Department of Manuscripts in The British Museum, Vol I. (London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1883) |
| Notes | Notice at vol. I, pp. 358-9. |
| Reference | , Fontes Harleiani: A Study of the Sources of the Harleian Collection of Manuscripts in the British Museum (London: British Museum, 1972) |
| Notes | Owners referenced pp. 131, 144, 285 and 332. |
| Reference | , Études sur le 'Tristan' en prose: les sources, les manuscrits, bibliographie critique (Paris: Champion, 1925) |
| Notes | p. 48 (notice). |
| Reference | , Richard III's books: Ideal and Reality in the Life of a Medieval Prince (Stroud: Sutton, 1997) |
| Notes | p. 221, brief discussion of Harley 49 (mainly plot summary); p. 290 (notice). |
| Reference | , Richard III (Ipswich: Boydell and Totowa; N.J.: Rowman and Littlefield, 1973) |
| Notes | no. 161 (general description). |
| Reference | , Le Tristan et le Palamède des manuscrits français du British Museum: étude critique (Christiania: Dybwad, 1905) |
| Notes | pp. 4-8. Harley 49 'offre d'abord le texte de 334, etc., se croise un instant avec celui de 756 (p. 12), revient à 334, etc., puis reprend le texte de 756 (p. 35)' (p. 7). |
MS Parts
| Title | Date | Place | Dedicatee |
|---|---|---|---|
| L'estorie de Tristan (rubric to table of contents) | ?1400 to 1483 | England |
MS Part Library: British Library
General
| Shelfmark: | Harley 49 |
| MS Part Title: | L'estorie de Tristan (rubric to table of contents) |
| Ms Part Folios: | 154 folios |
| Page layout: |
Material
| MS Part Material: | Material object (4) |
| Watermark: | |
| Condition: | Good material condition. Vellum of varying thickness and not free from blemishes (curved corners to ff. 4 and 6, for example, and large holes in margin of f. 73). |
Date Information
| Date(s): | ?1400 to 1483 |
| Notes: | '2nd half of the 15th century' (BL catalogue). Signature of Richard, Duke of Gloucester suggests it was in his possession prior to accession to the English throne in 1483. |
Hand
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (4) |
| Folio(s): | From 1r to 154v |
| Date(s): | ?1400 to 1450 |
| Scribe description: | Single-compartment 'a', looped ascenders as well as 'f' and long 's' descending below the line indicate cursiva. Circumflex dots to 'i'. Few abbreviations other than rho-form ampersand and upward terminal loop for 'er'. Occasional and unsystematic use of Latin 'us' abbreviation. |
Folios: 1r - 154v
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1r - 42v
(§Lös. 2-Lös. 19) Prologue, and Tristan's ancestry (Common Version)
Paratextual features:
- ParatextualType object (3) 1r to 42v
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42v - 148r
(§Lös. 20-Lös. 51) Tristan's adventures in Ireland, Brittany, and the Morrois (Common Version)
Paratextual features:
- ParatextualType object (3) 42v-148r
- ParatextualType object (6) 45v
- ParatextualType object (10) 148r
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149r - 154v
(§na-na) Table of Contents (N/A)
Paratextual features:
- ParatextualType object (6) 149r
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