Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français 677
Part of set: BnF, fr. 677-678
Two parts of the same set.
General
| Library: | Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Sheflmark: | fonds français 677 |
| Information source: |
Physical description: InformationSource object (1) Segmentation: None |
| Described by: | dschoenaers |
Bindings
| Description: | Red morocco binding on pasteboard. Coat of arms (one bar in the middle 'barensteel' at the top, surrounded by chain with shells, fleurs-de-lys and crowned 'H') gold-tooled on the front and back. On the spine, double 'P', crowned, in laurel. |
| Date : | None |
| Title on binding: | Oeuvres / Dorose / Manvscri / Tome I |
| Cover material: | Material object (6) |
| Board material: | Material object (9) |
| Fastening: | none |
| Chaining: | none |
| Edges: | gilt |
| Front end papers (2): | Two vellum flyleaves at the front. |
| End papers (2): | Two vellum flyleaves at the back. |
Digitisations
| Link (subject to external change and may not function consistently.) | |
| Colour? | Black and White |
| Completeness | Full |
| Notes | |
MS Parts
| Title | Date | Place | Dedicatee |
|---|---|---|---|
| le liure dorose translate de latin en francois [title from initial rubric] | ?1400 to 1500 | Paris | none |
MS Part Library: Bibliothèque nationale de France
General
| Shelfmark: | fonds français 677 |
| MS Part Title: | le liure dorose translate de latin en francois [title from initial rubric] |
| Ms Part Folios: | 162 folios |
| Page layout: |
Material
| MS Part Material: | Material object (4) |
| Watermark: | |
| Condition: | Good quality vellum, sometimes rigid, with some stitches and irregularities. Generally in good condition, on some folios the ink has faded. |
Date Information
| Date(s): | ?1400 to 1500 |
| Notes: | Based on the script, decoration and illustration (f. 1r). The decoration (ivy and acanthus), resembles very much that of the beginning of the century. The writing, however, appears to be later. |
Hand
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (4) |
| Folio(s): | From f. 1ra to f. 162v |
| Date(s): | ?1400 to 1500 |
| Scribe description: | Cursiva libraria with many decorative hairlines, especially at descenders. Looped 'd' , sloping straight 's' and 'f', multiple form s of the letter 'g', among which one with the tail curving to the right and one with a looped tail traced in hairline. 'i' longa is used in inital position and after 'i'. 't' with long shaft, looped form of 'v' |