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1. Royal MS 20 A V

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 20 A V
Title:
Roman d'Alexandre en Prose
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains the Roman d’Alexandre en Prose (Prose Romance of Alexander), a French adaptation of the Latin Historia de Preliis (interpolated version I2), imperfect at the end. The work details various episodes from the life of the Macedonian king Alexander the Great (b. 356, d. 323 B...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 14th century
Extent:

1 volume

2. Sloane MS 3983

Reference (shelfmark):
Sloane MS 3983
Title:
Georgius Fendulus, Liber astrologiae
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains the Liber astrologiae of Georgius Fendulus (12th century), an abbreviated Latin version of the astrological work of Abu Ma'shar (b. 787, d. 886). It is a close copy of Paris, BnF, MS Lat. 7330 (1220-40), and it may have served as the exemplar for New York, Morgan Library...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd or 3rd quarter of the 14th century
Extent:

1 volume