BnF Français 25516
BnF Français 25516 is a late-13th century[1] illuminated manuscript held in the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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The quarto manuscript has 209 folios, with Old French text written in two columns in a small 13th-c hand. It is heavily illuminated, and the illuminations are accompanied by explanatory rubrics. Large initials are found at the beginnings of chapters and other significant passages; the usual small initials are done alternately in red and blue.[2] It contains four romances:
- Bevis of Hampton (1–75); 22 miniatures
- Elie de Saint Gille (76–95); 6 miniatures
- Aiol and Mirabel (96–173); 11 miniatures
- Robert the Devil (174–209); 11 miniatures
Notes
Bibliography
- Förster, Wendelin (1876–1882). Aiol et Mirabel und Elie de Saint Gille: Zwei Altfranzösische Heldengedichte.
Gallery
- Bevis of Hampton,
fol. 1v. - Elie de Saint-Gilles,
fol. 84r. - Elie de Saint-Gilles,
fol. 95r. - Aiol and Mirabel,
fol. 133v. - Robert le diable,
fol. 174r.
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gollark: We will never understand the ways of AoND.
gollark: Many hollies, no garlands...
External links
- Français 25516 at Bibliothèque nationale de France
- BnF Français 25516 on Archives de littérature du moyen âge. Laurent Brun, updated May 2, 2018.
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