Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français 340

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Folios207
1 frontend papers
LanguageLanguage object (43)
Approx. date1400 to 1425
Date notesMeiss 1967, 357 and 363 n.; Meiss 1974, 386-87; Delcourt 2009, 155; Lagomarsini 2014, 58-59 (et passim).
Place(s) of productionParis
Meiss 1967, 357 and 363 n.; Meiss 1974, 386-87; Delcourt 2009, 155; Lagomarsini 2014, 58-59 (et passim).
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No. of illustrations:76
General illustration:"Atelier du Duc de Berry" (Lathuillère 1966, 60), school of the Master of Egerton (Meiss 1967, 357 and 363 n.; Meiss 1974, 386-87). Notes for the illustrator still visible. Cf. Lagomarsini 2014, pp. 58-59.
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Level of Execution:Execution object (4)
ScriptScript object (12)
Folio rangeFrom 1ra to 207rc
Date1400 to 1425
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DescriptionPossession note at f. 207rc, referring to Prigent VII de Coëtivy (1399-1450) as "seigneur de Rais" (he married Marie de Rais, fille de Gilles de Rais, in 1442). The note was transcribed by Lathuillère 1966, 61 and further studied by Booton 2010, 338-43. Cf. also Delcourt 2009, 46, 48 and 155-56 and Lagomarsini 2014, 58-59.
Date1442 to 1450
PlacePlace object (3)
OwnershipPerson object (48)
DescriptionBelonging to the collections of Aymar de Ranconnet, which in 1559 became part of the royal library in Fontainebleau. Cf. Delcourt 2009, 46, 48 and 155.
Datec. 1559
PlacePlace object (9)
OwnershipPerson object (62)