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21. Harley MS 3992

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 3992
Title:
Jacques de Longuyon, Les Voeux du Paon
Scope & Content:
The manuscript includes Les Voeux du Paon composed in 1312 by Jacques de Longuyon for Tibaut de Bar, bishop of Liege; imperfect: following verses are missing: 1-980; 2560-2833; 6967-7080; 7248-8784; incipit: 'Oncles dist gadifer se vostre conseil niere'; explicit: 'Si grant quil li fance et perc...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Old
Date Range:
Mid 14th century
Extent:

1 volume

22. Harley MS 4333

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4333
Title:
Anthology of Moral and Didactic poems and treatises, including works by Gossouin de Metz and Marie de France
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-70r: Gossouin (Gautier) de Metz, L'image du monde, preceded by a prologue with an introduction ending with a dedication to Count Robert d'Artois (d. 1250) and Jacques de Lorraine, Bishop of Metz (d. 1260); ff. 70r-72v: 'Li Romans de la mort' or De l'unicorne; ff. 73-96r: Mari...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Old
Date Range:
2nd half of the 13th century
Extent:
A parchment codex, 117 folios

23. Harley MS 4334

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4334
Title:
Girard de Roussillon, Chanson de geste
Scope & Content:
Contents: Girard or Girart de Roussillon, a chanson de geste, imperfect at the beginning and the end, with a lacuna of at least 3 quires after f. 37 and leaves missing after ff. 24, 30 and 43. There are 3,480 lines remaining out of a total of 10,000. Girard de Roussillon was governor of the D...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Old
Date Range:
2nd half of the 13th century
Extent:
1 volume

24. Harley MS 4419

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4419
Title:
Lancelot du Lac
Scope & Content:
Contents: Lancelot du Lac, Part I, from the Lancelot-Grail or Prose Vulgate Cycle. Lancelot du Lac, also known as the Lancelot propre, is divided into 3 parts. Part I, beginning 'En la marche de Gaule', relates the birth and childhood of Lancelot and begins the chivalrous exploits of Arthur'...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French and French, Old
Date Range:
2nd half of the 14th century
Extent:
A parchment codex, 169 folios

25. Harley MS 4487

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4487
Title:
Aimon de Varennes, Roman de Florimont
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains the Roman de Florimont by Aimon de Varennes. Aimon wrote his work at Chatillon d'Azergues in the Forez region near Lyon in 1188. The poem, consisting of over 13000 lines, is in the Lyonnais dialect and relates the adventures of Florimont, the fictitious grandfather of Al...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French and French, Old
Date Range:
1295
Extent:

1 volume

26. Harley MS 4979

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4979
Title:
Roman d'Alexandre in prose
Scope & Content:
Contents: This copy of the Roman d'Alexandre in prose is one of the three extant manuscripts of the 2nd recension, known as 'Redaction II'. The other two manuscripts are Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett, MS 78.C.I and Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale, MS 11040. Incipit (prologue): 'La terre de machido...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Old
Date Range:
c 1290-c 1300
Extent:
A parchment codex, 87 folios

27. Royal MS 19 A XVIII

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 19 A XVIII
Title:
Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun, Roman de la Rose (abridged version)
Scope & Content:
Content: Roman de la Rose by Guillaume de Lorris continued by Jean de Meun. This manuscript contains an abridged version of the romance. The text is only 14,000 lines long, with omissions noted. For example on f. 5, rubrics marked by paraphs summarise the narrative omitted, e.g., '[P] Oyseuse, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Old
Date Range:
1st half of the 15th century
Extent:

A parchment codex, 94 folios.

28. Royal MS 19 B XII

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 19 B XII
Title:
Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun, Roman de la Rose; poems including Jean Chapuis, Les Sept Articles de Foi
Scope & Content:
Contents: The Roman de la Rose by Guillaume de Lorris continued by Jean de Meun. Jean de Meun's portion begins f. 28v: ' Et si lay je perdue espoir'. ff. 2r-147v: 'Maintes genz dient quen songe/ Na se fables non et mensonge./ Mais on puet tel songe songier/ Qui me sont mie mensongier'. Ending:...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Old
Date Range:
1st half of the 15th century
Extent:

A parchment codex, 194 folios.

29. Royal MS 19 C I

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 19 C I
Title:
Matfre Ermengaud, Breviari d'Amor
Scope & Content:
Contents: Matfre Ermengaud (or Matfres Ermengau, Eymengau) de Beziers: ff. 1r: Chanson, incipit, 'Dregz de natura comanda don amors pren naysshe men'; ff. 2r-250v: Breviari d'Amor, preceded by a table of rubrics. This encyclopaedic work, explaining how the world is an emanation of love, cons...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Old and Occitan, Old
Date Range:
Early 14th century
Extent:

A parchment codex, 256 folios

30. Royal MS 20 D VII

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 20 D VII
Title:
Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun, Roman de la Rose
Scope & Content:
Content: The Roman de la Rose by Guillaume de Lorris, continued by Jean de Meun at f. 25r; 'Et si lay je perdu espoir'.. ff. 1r-128r: beginning, 'Maintes gens dient quen songes/ Na se flabes non et menconges/ Mus on puet telz songes songes/ Qui ne sont mie mencongier', ending: 'Ainsi oi la ro...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Old
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 15th century
Extent:

A parchment codex, 128 folios.

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