General
Library: | Bibliothèque nationale de France |
Sheflmark: | fonds français 786 |
Information source: |
Physical description: InformationSource object (4) Segmentation: None |
Described by: | dschoenaers |
Bindings
Description: | Red morocco binding, arms of France (three fleurs-de-lys, crowned ) tooled in gold on the front and back. Fleurs-de-lys tooled on the spine. |
Date : | ?1700 to 1800 |
Title on binding: | Roman / d'Alexand |
Cover material: | Material object (6) |
Board material: | Material object (9) |
Fastening: | none |
Chaining: | none |
Edges: | na |
Front end papers (2): | Two paper flyleaves at the front. |
End papers (2): | Two paper flyleaves at the back. |
MS Parts
Title | Date | Place | Dedicatee |
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[Part 1] | c. 1300 | {unspecified} | none |
[part 2] | ?1275 to 1300 | Tournai | none |
MS Part Library: Bibliothèque nationale de France
General
Shelfmark: | fonds français 786 |
MS Part Title: | [Part 1] |
Ms Part Folios: | 3 folios |
Page layout: |
Material
MS Part Material: | None |
Watermark: | na |
Condition: | Good condition, some holes in the parchment. |
Date Information
Date(s): | c. 1300 |
Notes: | based on the script. |
Hand
Level of Execution: | Execution object (4) |
Folio(s): | From f. 1ra to f. 3vb |
Date(s): | c. 1300 |
Scribe description: | Northern textualis rotundus with double-compartment a, the upper lobe of which is closed. Round 's' in final position. |
MS Part Library: Bibliothèque nationale de France
General
Shelfmark: | fonds français 786 |
MS Part Title: | [part 2] |
Ms Part Folios: | 270 folios |
Page layout: |
Material
MS Part Material: | Material object (4) |
Watermark: | na |
Condition: | Medium quality vellum with relatively many irregularities (f. 17, f. 23), holes (f. 13, f. 26, f. 32, f. 37, f. 80, f. 89, etc.) and stitches (f. 12, f. 14, f. 21, f. 23, f. 30, f. 31, f. 46, f. 56, f. 65, f. 79, etc. ). The edge of the skin is visible in the borders of a number of folios (e.g. f. 31, f. 32, f. 79,etc.).The final folio is badly damaged. Preceding folios are worn. The manuscript is in fair condition, in spite of some stains (f. 28) and tears (f. 71, f. 81, f. 205). The bottom of f. 138, f. 174 has been cut. |
Date Information
Date(s): | ?1275 to 1300 |
Notes: | Busby 2002. 304 'second half of the thirteenth century'; Harf-Lancner 2011, 'fourth quarter of the thirteenth century'. |
Hand
Level of Execution: | Execution object (4) |
Folio(s): | From f. 1ra to f. 271ra |
Date(s): | c. 1275 to 1300 |
Scribe description: | Northern textualis rotundus with the double-compartment 'a' the upper lobe of which is open. Straight 's' in final position, although a round or capital form is found at the end of the verseline. A capital form of 'r' is found in the same position. The letter 'e' has a pronounced tongue at the end of the verseline. Abbreviations include nasal bar as a general abbreviation mark, apostrophe, superscript letter, 'p' with crossed descender, 'p' the lobe of which curves to cross the descender, con- and -us abbreviation, crossed tironian note. |
Folios: 1ra - 3vb
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1ra - 3vb
(§na-na) Calendar (N/A)
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Folios: 4ra - 273r
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4ra - 12va
(§I,1-I,100) Branch I. From Alexander's birth to the taking of Trage (beta)
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