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Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4372
Title:: Valerius Maximus, translated by Simon de Hesdin and Nicolas de Gonesse, Les Fais et les Dis des Romains et de autres gens, books 1 to 5
Scope & Content:: Contents: Simon de Hesdin and Nicolas de Gonesse, Les Fais et les Dis des Romains et de autres gens, a translation of Valerius Maximus, Facta et dicta memorabilia, books 1-5 of 9 books. Books 6-9 are now Harley 4373. Simon de Hesdin, Knight Hospitaller of Jerusalem and Master of Theology (d. ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Middle
Date Range:: c. 1460-1487
Extent:: A parchment codex, 246 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4373
Title:: Valerius Maximus, translated by Simon de Hesdin and Nicolas de Gonesse Les Fais et les Dis des Romains et de autres gens, books 6 to 9
Scope & Content:: Contents: Simon de Hesdin and Nicolas de Gonesse, Les Fais et les Dis des Romains et de autres gens, a translation of Valerius Maximus, Facta et dicta memorabilia, books 6-9. Simon de Hesdin, Knight Hospitaller of Jerusalem and Master of Theology (d. 1383), according to the rubric on f. 11v, ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Middle
Date Range:: c. 1460-1487
Extent:: A parchment codex, 153 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4399
Title:: Guillaume de Diguleville, Pèlerinage de la vie humaine
Scope & Content:: Contents: Pèlerinage de la vie humaine (Pilgrimage of the life of man), by Guillaume de Diguleville (or Guilleville, Digulleville, Degulleville, Deguileville), a Cistercian monk of Chaalis, or Chailly, near Senlis. This is a copy of the first recension of the text, in 4 books with a prologue: ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Middle
Date Range:: 1375-1415
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4404
Title:: Doon de la Roche, les enfances Ogier, letter of Prester John
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-88r: Doon de la Roche, a chanson de geste from the end of the 12th century, relating the story of 'Don L'alemant de la Roche' or Doon of Cologne who married Olive, the daughter of King Pepin. This is the only complete surviving copy, though it is imperfect, with some lines unf...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Middle
Date Range:: 15th century
Extent:: A paper codex, 87 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4409
Title:: Vie de saint Denys et ses compaignons
Scope & Content:: The manuscript includes: 1. Ordinances of the Confraternity of Saint Denis, Rouen, title: 'Ci enssieuvent les bien qui font fais de iour en iour en la confrarie dieu et monseigneur saint Denis de rouen'; incipit: 'Premierement il est ordene' (ff. 1r-2v). 2. Vie de saint Denys et ses compaignon...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French
Date Range:: c 1420
Extent:: Parchment codex.

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4411
Title:: Le roman de Renard le Contrefait (only the part in prose); excerpts from Les chroniques de Flandre; Les chroniques de Flandre with excerpts of the Grandes chroniques de France; Charles V's response to the schedule sent by Edward III, king of England.
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-44r: Attributed to a former clerk, Le roman de Renard le Contrefait branch II (see: Le Roman de Renard le Contrefait, ed. by Gaston Reynaud and Henri Lemaitre, 2 vols (Paris: Honoré Champion, 1914), I, pp. xiii-xiv and pp. 227-97). It includes only excerpts of the parts in pros...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Middle
Date Range:: 1st half of the 15th century
Extent:: A parchment codex, 184 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4412
Title:: Bible Historiale from Genesis to Job followed by a table of contents.
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 2r-266v: Bible Historiale from Genesis to Job. ff. 267r-272v: Table of contents beginning: 'En ce Livre est contenue la Bible et pour trouver chacun chappitre par feuillets, la table s'ensuit'. Decoration: The outer bifolio in each quire is made of parchment. Watermark of a pot...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Middle
Date Range:: 4th quarter of the 15th century
Extent:: Paper and parchment codex, 272 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4418
Title:: Jean d'Arras, Roman de Mélusine
Scope & Content:: Jean d'Arras, Roman de Mélusine (also known as Melusine ou la noble histoire de Lusignan), a prose romance composed at the request of John, Duke of Berry, in 1392-1393. This manuscript is one of eleven surviving copies of this text; for its edition (as manuscript H) see Vincensini, Jean d'Arras ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French
Date Range:: c 1440-c 1450
Extent:: A parchment codex, 251 folios

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

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4482
Title:: Le Roman de Troie
Scope & Content:: Contents: Benoît de Sainte-Maure, Le Roman de Troie, an adaptation of Dares Phrygius, De excidio Troiae historia. The final words are lacking, as the last folio is damaged. f. 188v has later illegible inscriptions. Decoration: 1 historiated initial in colours and gold, with a three-sided f...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Middle
Date Range:: c. 1300
Extent:: Parchment codex

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