General
| Library: | Beinecke Library |
| Sheflmark: | 229 |
| Information source: |
Physical description: InformationSource object (2) Segmentation: None |
| Described by: | meveritt |
Bindings
| Description: | Full alum-tawed goatskin. Note that the digitisation was completed prior to the rebinding with this material in 2003, and therefore shows the 18th century binding. The 18th century binding is light brown calf leather blind- and gold-tooled, with sewing holes in the inner margins. |
| Date : | 2003 |
| Title on binding: | |
| Cover material: | Material object (5) |
| Board material: | None |
| Fastening: | |
| Chaining: | |
| Edges: | |
| Front end papers (1): | An unfoliated modern paper front end paper left blank, and followed by a watermark. |
| End papers (1): | An unfoliated modern paper end paper. On the recto side, this has a list of contents in a modern hand. The end paper verso has 'n. 5' and '14' both written in modern hands. This is followed by a watermark with marks and a contents list in a modern hand. |
MS Parts
| Title | Date | Place | Dedicatee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancelot du Lac; San Graal; Mort Arthur. Title added in modern hand on modern end paper recto side. | ?1275 to 1300 | Northern France | Most likely a Flemish noble on account of the heraldry. Possibly Gui de Dampierre, count of Flanders, or his second son Guillaume de Termonde. |
MS Part Library: Beinecke Library
General
| Shelfmark: | 229 |
| MS Part Title: | Lancelot du Lac; San Graal; Mort Arthur. Title added in modern hand on modern end paper recto side. |
| Ms Part Folios: | None folios |
| Page layout: |
Material
| MS Part Material: | Material object (4) |
| Watermark: | There are watermarks on modern inserted pages at the start and end of the manuscript. |
| Condition: | Generally the manuscript is in a very good condition. There is staining on some folios, for example ? . F. 253 is slashed in the margin but this does not affect the legibility of the text. F. 361 is cut right across and glued together. (Library catalogue). Sometimes blank corner sections of the folio have been torn off, for example on folio 361. |
Date Information
| Date(s): | ?1275 to 1300 |
| Notes: | Library catalogue record. |
Hand
Folios: 1r - 115v
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1ra - 112va
(§Micha, vol. IV, LXX, 1-Micha, vol. V, XCIII, 23) Agravain and preparation to the Quest (oscillating version)
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112va - 115vb
(§Micha, vol. V, XCIII, 24-Micha, vol. V, XCIII, 46) Agravain and preparation to the Quest (oscillating version)
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Folios: 116r - 363r
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116ra - 00
(§XCIV, 3-XCV, 53) Agravain and preparation to the Quest (oscillating version)
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