Modena, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, E 39

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General information

Folios80
LanguageLanguage object (3)
Approx. date?1210 to 1220
Date notesDate suggested by Lancelot-Graal Project / JONAS database. Alternative date 1250-1300 (Arthurian Fiction).
Place(s) of productionNorthern France
Northern France, possibly Champagne, according to the Lancelot-Graal Project. Arthurian Fiction has Northern Italy, which is incorrect.
First words of second recto folio
First words of last recto folio
Incipit
Explicit

Material

Material:Material object (4)
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Structure

Collation:
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Physical description

No. of illustrations:15
General illustration:The manuscript is illustrated with 15 historiated initials (Arthurian Fiction, 2012). Additionally, there are two gaps where initials have been removed (Stones 2010, p. 43).
General decoration:
Evidence of readership:
Foliations description:The manuscript has been rebound in the wrong order. The foliation, however, is correct.

Mise en page

Description 1
Page sampled
LayoutNone
Page dimensions310x215 (mm)
Justification (mm)
Columns2
mm between columns
Lines38
Rubrication
Writing above top line?True
Sample page layout:

Hand(s)

Level of Execution:None
ScriptScript object (6)
Folio rangeFrom f. 1ra to f. 80vb
DateNone
Scribe description:
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