Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français 1466

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General information

Folios104
Folio notes:Folios missing at the front of the manuscript.
LanguageLanguage object (3)
Approx. datec. 1250 to 1300
Date notesBased on the script and layout. Micha 1960, p. 175 has end of the thirteenth century.
Place(s) of productionNorthern France
Northern France? Based on script and decoration.
First words of second recto folio[f. 2ra] gesir . come sil auoit del tout failli . fors /
First words of last recto folio[f. 104ra] porta (et) cil li fet tantost si que tint cil qui /
Incipit[f. 1r] a toz iorz sa (com)paignie . q(ua)r nos se / rions mes toz iorz en semble (et) sa / chiez se ne fust por uos correcier ge / auoie empense a fere une chose / q(ue) ge feisse prochienem(en)t . Si ne fis / ge onq(ue)s en ma uie vilenie ne tra / hison . Mest certe feisse ge . q(ua)r poor / de mort (et) damor le me feist fere /
Explicit[f. 104rb] alacort le roi artu . Mes ci en droit ne(n) / parole plus li contes de lui ne del roi / artus . ne de leur (com)paignie ancois retorne / alaseror meleagran / Ici fenist Galehot . Meleagran auoit une / seror . //

Material

Material:Material object (4)
Watermark:
Condition:Lower quality vellum with holes disturbing the written space (e.g. ff. 43, 44, 49, 93). The manuscript has been affected by damp at the edges, especially the first and last folios. The last folio has been damaged at the outer top corner, causing loss of text. Some stains.

Structure

Collation:
Quire structure:Most of the catchwords have been cut. The manuscript is too tightly bound to confidently establish the quire structure on the basis of the binding threads. One catchword survives on f. 86v.
Quire marks:MSQuiremarkDisposition object (21)
Catchwords:
Catchword disposition:MSCatchwordDisposition object (15)

Physical description

General illustration:None.
General decoration:Major parts of the narrative (often associated with 'li contes') have been marked with large pen-decorated puzzle initials (height: 8-9 lines) in red and blue with flourishings in the same colours. Further subdivisions are indicated with smaller pen-decorated initials (height: 2 lines), alternating between red and blue with flourishings in the contrasting colour.
Evidence of readership:Faded annotations on f. 61r ('[...] cheualliers [...]'), 73v and 104v. Old shelmark '7545' on f. 1r.
Foliations description:Modern foliation in arabic numerals in the upper right corner of the recto.

Mise en page

Description 1ff. 1r-12v.
Page sampledf. 2r
LayoutMSLayout object (3)
Page dimensions290x200 (mm)
Justification201x140 (mm)
Columns2
12mm between columns
Column ruling present in Colours object (4) (RulingMaterials object (3) )
Lines40
Line ruling present in Colours object (4) (RulingMaterials object (3) )
RubricationRed ink is exclusively used for decorated initials.
Writing above top line?False
Sample page layout:

Description 2ff. 13r-92v
Page sampledf. 32r
LayoutMSLayout object (3)
Page dimensions290x200 (mm)
Justification225x148 (mm)
Columns2
12mm between columns
Column ruling present in Colours object (4) (RulingMaterials object (3) )
Lines40
Line ruling present in Colours object (4) (RulingMaterials object (3) )
RubricationRed ink is exclusively used for decorated initials.
Writing above top line?True
Sample page layout:

Description 3ff. 93r-104r
Page sampledf. 93r
LayoutMSLayout object (3)
Page dimensions290x200 (mm)
Justification217x150 (mm)
Columns2
10mm between columns
Column ruling present in Colours object (4) (RulingMaterials object (3) )
Lines40
Line ruling present in Colours object (4) (RulingMaterials object (3) )
RubricationRed ink is exclusively used for decorated initials.
Writing above top line?True
Sample page layout:

Hand(s)

Level of Execution:Execution object (4)
ScriptScript object (4)
Folio rangeFrom f. 1ra to f. 12vb
Datec. 1250 to 1300
Scribe description:Small littera textualis, with double compartment 'a' the upper compartment of which is open. Predominantly straight 's' in final position, some occurences of round 's' and trailing 's'. This hand is marked by the ascenders of 'd' horizontally protruding into the margin in initial position. Word separation is marked with dashes. Litterae elongatae at the bottom line of the justification.
Notes

Level of Execution:Execution object (4)
ScriptScript object (4)
Folio rangeFrom f. 13ra to f. 92vb
Datec. 1250 to 1300
Scribe description:The change in hand corresponds to a change in layout. Written more upright, no decorative litterae elongatae nor indication of word-separation. Written above top line, which might actually indicate an earlier date for this hand.
Notes

Level of Execution:Execution object (4)
ScriptScript object (4)
Folio rangeFrom f. 93ra to f. 104rb
Datec. 1250 to 1300
Scribe description:Again the change in hand corresponds to a (minor) change in layout. Word-separation is indicated with dashes. The 'i' is more prominently marked with a diacritic. Written above top line.
Notes