Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français 39
Part of set: BnF fr. 39-40
Two-volume set of 'Histoire ancienne' and 'Faits des Romains'
General
| Library: | Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Sheflmark: | fonds français 39 |
| Information source: |
Physical description: InformationSource object (1) Segmentation: InformationSource object (1) |
| Described by: | dschoenaers |
Bindings
| Description: | Binding of the Royal Library. Red morocco on pasteboard. Coat of arms of France gold-tooled on the front and rear. Arabesques and monogram of Louis XV of France gold-tooled on the spine. On the paste-down at the front, 'Cet histoyres et liures en fra(n)coys Au p(re)mier pulpistre par terre . / devers les fossez . bloys'. |
| Date : | c. 1710 to 1774 |
| Title on binding: | Le .I. Livre / d'Orose |
| Cover material: | Material object (6) |
| Board material: | Material object (9) |
| Fastening: | |
| Chaining: | |
| Edges: | gilt |
| Front end papers (2): | Two vellum flyleaves at the front. |
| End papers (2): | Two vellum flyleaves at the end. |
Digitisations
| Link (subject to external change and may not function consistently.) | |
| Colour? | Black and White |
| Completeness | Full |
| Notes | BnF fr. 39 |
| Link (subject to external change and may not function consistently.) | |
| Colour? | Black and White |
| Completeness | Full |
| Notes | BnF fr. 40 |
MS Parts
| Title | Date | Place | Dedicatee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le premier liure de orose (title in colophon) | c. 1480 | Bruges | Louis of Bruges |
MS Part Library: Bibliothèque nationale de France
General
| Shelfmark: | fonds français 39 |
| MS Part Title: | Le premier liure de orose (title in colophon) |
| Ms Part Folios: | 2 folios |
| Page layout: |
Material
| MS Part Material: | Material object (4) |
| Watermark: | |
| Condition: | Good quality vellum. In good condition. |
Date Information
| Date(s): | c. 1480 |
| Notes: | Date taken from Luxury Bound; based on the activity of the illustrators involved in the production of the MS. |
Hand
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (4) |
| Folio(s): | From f. 1ra to f. 282va |
| Date(s): | c. 1480 |
| Scribe description: | Elegant and well-executed littera cursiva bastarda, with single-compartment 'a', looped ascenders and 'f', and fat, long 's' descending below the baseline. Exuberant 'litterae elongatae' or cadels, some decorated with human masks (e.g. f. 9) at the top line. |
Folios: f. 1ra - f. 282vb
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1r - 14r
(§00-00) Table of Contents (N/A)
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15r - 69v
(§1-513) Genesis (Common redaction)
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69v - 73v
(§1-22) Orient I (Common redaction)
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73v - 91v
(§23-125) Thebes (Common redaction)
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91v - 95r
(§126-147) Greeks and Amazons (Common redaction)
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95r - 112r
(§1-71) Troy (Common redaction)
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112r - 130v
(§1-57) Eneas (Common redaction)
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130v - 145v
(§00-00) Rome I (Common redaction)
Includes:
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145v - 162v
(§00-00) Orient II (Common redaction)
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162v - 193v
(§00-00) Alexander (Common redaction)
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193v - 282r
(§00-00) Rome II (Common redaction)
Includes:
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