Royal MS 19 A II

'LE LIVRE DE LAPOCALIPSE': the French version of, and commentary on, the Apocalypse which are best known as occurring in a group of East Anglian and French illuminated MSS. of the 13th century, but which appear also in many other MSS. of later date (see L. Delisle and P. Meyer, L'Apocalypse en français au xiiie Siècle, Soc. des anc. textes français, 1901). The present MS. is noticed, and a specimen printed, at pp. ccxxvi, ccxcv (see also S. Berger, La Bible fr. au Moyen Âge, 1884, pp. 78, 79, and cf. 15 D. II, art. 2, and 19 B. XV). Prologue beg. 'Saint Pol lapostre dit que tous ceulx qui veullent piement viure'; text, 'Ie Iehan frere et parconnier en tribulation et regne et pacience', and commentary 'Par saint Iehan sont signifiez les bons prelatz'. Ends 'que nous puissons auec lui en sa gloire en corps et en ame sans fin regner. amen. Cy fine le liure de lapocalipse'.

Vellum; ff. 78. 11 in. x 8 in. Late XV cent. Gatherings of 8 leaves (i⁶). See. fol. '-fre encores'. One illuminated border, with space for arms, and miniature (S. John in Patmos, an angel above) in French style; small illuminated initials elsewhere. No. 74 or 96 in the cat. of MSS. at Richmond Palace in 535 (cf. 15 D. I); cat of 1666, f. 14 or f. 15; not in CMA.