(Q53763)
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La vie des Pères ; L'estoire del Saint Graal ; Merlin
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Vie des Pères (Ms. UCB 106)
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Manuscripts--France--13th century
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Manuscripts, French--California--Berkeley
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Lancelot (Legendary character)--Romances
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Manuscripts, Medieval--California--Berkeley
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Catherine, of Alexandria, Saint--Legends
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between 1275 and 1299
13. century
1275Gregorian
1299Gregorian
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Extent: 191 leaves : parchment ; 337 x 223 (265 x 170-175) mm bound to 347 x 232 mm
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Extent: 155 leaves : parchment ; 337 x 223 (260 x 172) mm bound to 347 x 232 mm
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Extent: 2 microfilm reels : negative (volume 1: BOX 642:3; volume 2: Box 866:5) & positive (BANC MS UCB 106 FILM)
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negative (volume 1: BOX 642:3; volume 2: Box 866:5) & positive (BANC MS UCB 106 FILM)
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Ms. codex.
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Title from opening rubrics (v. 1, fol. 1r, 92v, 101r, 105r, 105v, 111r, 117v).
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Collation: Vol. 1: Parchment, fol. ii (modern paper) + 191 + ii (modern paper); 1-108 118 ( -1) 12-138 14-152 166 174 ( -1) 18-268 274 ( -1) (what would have been last leaf of last quire of vol. 1 is first leaf of first quire of vol. 2); catchwords throughout except after quires 10 and 16; quires signed incorrectly in modern pencil at end and beginning of each quire (tenth quire recorded...
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Layout: Vol. 1: fol. 1r-116v written in 3 columns of 48 lines, fol. 117r-191v written in 2 columns of 48 lines; vol. 2 written in 2 columns of 44 lines. The whole frame-ruled in red.
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Script: Written in a French Gothic script by one hand, or possibly two hands. Corrections to text and added notes and passages by another hand in a lighter-brown ink.
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Decoration: Elongated decorated letters in black ink extending into top and bottom margins. Rubrics in alternating red/blue, blue/red and, less numerous, red/pale greyish blue, flourished filigree paragraph initials. Elongations blue/red usually alongside cols. beginning a new story or poem. A large historiated initial (40 x 63 mm) at the beginning of v. 1, a three-tier composition, represents...
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Decoration (cont.): Vol. 2 has only one large historiated initial (55 x 68 mm) on the first leaf which represents four angry devils (very rubbed). The large historiated initials at the beginning of the two volumes are not as well-preserved as the smaller ones. The colors used are rather dull, mostly brown, reddish brown and blue, with some gold in the outer frames.
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Binding: Early 19th cent. Elaborately ruled gilt calf binding with decorative bands by Le Febre; now 2 volumes but originally bound as one. Vol. 2: back cover detached.
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Origin: French, possibly from the region of Paris-Amiens, Arras.
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Shelfmark: Berkeley, CA, The Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley, MS UCB 106.
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Former shelfmark: Berkeley, CA, The Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley, 2MS PQ1475 G68.
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1. [v. 1] fol. 1r-92vb: La vie des Pères "[rubr.] Ici commence la vie des Peres. De ii hermits dont li un chai en fornicacion [text] Aide Dex rois Jhesu Crist / Pere filz et seins esperit / Dex qui tout pues et tout crias / Qui en la croiz seinte crias / Je muir de soif ce fu a dire / Que despit avoies et ire ... Si bien vos doint Dex de li estre / Que vos soiez mis a sa destre / En paradis en...
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2. [v. 1] Fol. 92vb-101ra: Vie de Théophile "[rubr.] De Theofle qui fist homage au diable por richesce et terrien honeur avoir [prologue] A la loenge et a la gloire / En remembrance et en memoire / De la roine et de la dame / Qui je comanc mon cors et m'ame ... [text] Pour ceus esbatre et deporter ... Et sera totes nos acordes."
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3. [v. 1] fol. 101ra-105vc: Le Conte dou Baril "[rubr.] Du Baril qui fu rampli dune lerme [text] En bon essample raconter / Puet ou tele chose escoter / Qui puis li a molt grant mestier ... Si qua samor puissons venir. Amen. Amen. Amen."
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4. [v. 1] fol. 105rb-105vc: Les neuf joies de Notre Dame "[text] Reine de pitie Marie / En qui deite pure et clere / A mortalite se Marie / Qui es virge fille et mere ... Nos doint en cele haute yglise / o les ix ordres mansion. Amen."
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5. [v. 1] Fol. 105vc-111rb: La passion Jesu Christ "[rubr.] La passion Ihesu Crist [text] Oiez moi trestouz doucement / que ni ait mot ne parlement ... Ab hoste nos eripiat."
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6. [v. 1] 1 fol. 111rb-116va: La vie de Sainte Katerine "[rubr.] Ci comence la vie St Katerine [text] Nos trovomes en nos ecris ... Disom amen, que Dex lotroit [added explicit] Ci faut la vie seinte Katerine."
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7. [v. 1] fol. 117ra-191vb: Le Saint Graal "[text] Cil qui la hautesce et la seignourie de si haute estoire com est cele du graal ... Mais or se test li contes de totes le lignies qui de Celidoine issirent et sen torne a une branche que len apele lestoire de Merlin quil covient a fine force a aioster a lestoire du seinte Graal, por ce que brance en est et i apartient. Si comence Merlin Robers...
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20 September 2024
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20 September 2024
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