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Language French, Old Place Northern France Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

1. Harley MS 4417

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4417
Title:
Livre de Sydrac; Huon de Méry, Le tournoiement Antechrist
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains the Livre de Sydrac (Book of Sydrac), an anonymous philosophical work in Old French, written between 1270 and 1300. The text is presented in the form of a dialogue between an ancient Babylonian king named Boctus and Sydrac, a philosopher. The volume also includes Le Torn...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Old
Date Range:
2nd half of the 14th century
Extent:
1 volume

2. Harley MS 4878

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4878
Title:
Philippe de Vitry, Chronique de la création du monde (until 1327); Le chapel des trois fleurs de lis (in verse)
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 3r-58r: Philippe de Vitry, Chronique de la création du monde (until 1327); Le chapel des trois fleurs de lis (in verse). Decoration: Small miniature in colours and gold of Jacques de Vitry writing while a crowned lady presents the model of a church to a knight on a horse, with a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Old
Date Range:
Last quarter of the 14th century or 1st quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume