BnF Français 25516
BnF Français 25516 is an early-13th c. illuminated manuscript held in the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Content
The quarto manuscript has 209 pages, 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.[1] It contains four romances:
- Bevis of Hampton (1-75); 22 miniatures
- Elie de Saint-Gilles (76-95); 6 miniatures
- Aiol and Mirabel (96-173); 11 miniatures
- Robert the Devil (174-209); 11 miniatures
References
Notes
- ↑ Förster 1.
Bibliography
- Förster, Wendelin (1876–1882). Aiol et Mirabel und Elie de Saint Gille: Zwei Altfranzösische Heldengedichte.
External links
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