General
| Library: | British Library |
| Sheflmark: | Royal 19 C XIII |
| Information source: |
Physical description: InformationSource object (1) Segmentation: InformationSource object (6) |
| Described by: | dschoenaers |
Bindings
| Description: | British Library in-house binding. Rebound in 1969. (BL Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts). |
| Date : | 1969 |
| Title on binding: | Lancelot / Du Lac / Etc. |
| Cover material: | Material object (13) |
| Board material: | Material object (3) |
| Fastening: | |
| Chaining: | |
| Edges: | na |
| Front end papers (4): | Four guardleaves at the front. Three paper and one vellum. |
| End papers (4): | Four guardleaves at the end. One vellum and three paper. |
Digitisations
| Link (subject to external change and may not function consistently.) | |
| Colour? | None |
| Completeness | None |
| Notes | None |
Bibliography
| Reference | , 'Les manuscrits du Lancelot en prose (deuxième article)', Romania, 84 (1963), 28-60 |
| Notes | |
| Reference | et al., 'Lancelot-Graal Project', (2010) <http://www.lancelot-project.pitt.edu/lancelot-project.html> [accessed 13 December 2014] |
| Notes |
MS Parts
| Title | Date | Place | Dedicatee |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Part 1] | c. 1225 to 1250 | England |
MS Part Library: British Library
General
| Shelfmark: | Royal 19 C XIII |
| MS Part Title: | [Part 1] |
| Ms Part Folios: | 369 folios |
| Page layout: |
Material
| MS Part Material: | Material object (4) |
| Watermark: | |
| Condition: | Fair to lower grade parchment, with many holes, also in the written area (e.g. f. 10; f. 36; in writing space: f. 19; f. 23; f. 26; f. 27; f. 78; f. 83; f. 95; f. 97; f. 130; f. 132; f. 147; f. 150; f. 151; f. 161; f. 192; f. 194; f. 259; f. 271; f. 276; f. 281; f. 319), stitched tears (e.g. f. 33; f. 77; f. 87; f. 100; f. 114; f. 158; f. 159; f. 169; f. 231; f. 258; f. 309; f. 315; f. 352; f. 353) and sewn or missing corners (e.g. f. 62; f. 113; f. 143; f. 209; f. 243; f. 259). The scribe flags up holes and stitches with wavy lines. Staining, especially on the first and final folios and in the margins. |
Date Information
| Date(s): | c. 1225 to 1250 |
| Notes: | Written above top line, which may suggest a date before c. 1230. Micha 1963, pp. 54-6, has end of the 13th c. A date in the first half of the century is confirmed by the script, a gothic textualis with double compartment 'a', the upper compartment of which is open, and consistent use of straight 's' in final position. |
Hand
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (4) |
| Folio(s): | From f. 1ra to f. 138vb |
| Date(s): | c. 1230 |
| Scribe description: | Compact, slightly vertical, textualis, with connective strokes indicating near currens-level. Double-compartment 'a', the upper lobe of which is open, clubbed ascenders, uncial 'd', tongued 'e' in final position, diacritic on 'i' in minim group, exclusive use of straight 's' in final position, flash-like 'z'. Use of 'st'-ligature. Abbreviations include superscript vowels ('a', 'i'), nasal bar, crossed tironian 'et' which descends below the baseline. |
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (4) |
| Folio(s): | From f. 139ra to f. 162v |
| Date(s): | c. 1230 |
| Scribe description: |
Folios: f. 1ra - f. 367ra
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f. 1ra - f. 81va
(§Ia-LXXIa) Lancelot's childhood and adolescence to his installation as a knight of the Round Table (Single redaction)
Paratextual features:
- ParatextualType object (1) f. 1ra
- ParatextualType object (8) f. 51v-52r
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f. 81va - f. 00
(§I-XXIV, 34) From the journey to Sorelois to the death of Galehot (long cyclic version)
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f. 00 - f. 00
(§XXIV,35-XXXV,2) From the journey to Sorelois to the death of Galehot (short cyclic version)
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f. 00 - f. 00
(§XXXVI-XLII) Conte de la Charette (beta beta)
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f. 00 - f. 166vb
(§XLIII-LXIX) Suites de la Charette (long cyclic version)
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f. 167ra - f. 280rb
(§LXX-CVIII) Agravain and preparation to the Quest (long cyclic version)
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f. 280 - f. 322vb
(§na-na) Queste del saint Graal (N/A)
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323ra - 367vb
(§na-na) Mort le roi Artu (N/A)
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