Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal 2998
From Seven Sages of Rome
| Manuscript | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Reference Number | Fr3 | ||
| Location | Paris, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal | ||
| Siglum/Shelfmark | Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, 2998 (formerly 232 B.L.F.) | ||
| Page/Folio range | 1r-58r | ||
| Standardised title of narrative | Ystoire de la male marastre | ||
| Incipit or textual title | Il est assavoir que jadis il avoit un empereour a Romme qui ot nom Dyocliseus | ||
| Version (siglum) | M ('Male Marastre') | ||
| └ Language Group within Version | French | ||
| └ Narrative/Scholarly Group within Version | |||
| └ Further scholarly subgroup (1) | |||
| └ Further scholarly subgroup (2) | Text J | ||
| Translated/adapted from (Version/Text) | |||
| Source for information on textual relationship to broader tradition | Runte (1974) | ||
| Scribe | |||
| Author | |||
| Place of Manuscript Production | |||
| Date of Manuscript Production | 1400 - 1500 | ||
| Source of date Manuscript Production | Runte (1974) | ||
| Material | Parchment (vellum) | ||
| Language of Manuscript | Old French | ||
| Regional or specific Language of Manuscript | |||
| Source for regional or specific Language of Manuscript | |||
| Prose or Verse | Prose | ||
| Other texts in the Manuscript | 1r-58r: Isoire de la male marrastre
58v-62r: Enseignement de sapience | ||
| Script style/form | |||
| Total pages/folios in Manuscript | 62 | ||
| Height | 238 | ||
| Width | 170 | ||
| Illustrations | Yes | ||
| Digitisation | https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b55013310k | ||
| Modern Editions | Runte, Li Ystoire de la Male Marastre (Version M) (1974) | ||
| Catalogue | https://archivesetmanuscrits.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cc83727p | ||
| Modern Research Literature | Runte (1971), Runte (1974) | ||
Note
Miniatures at the beginning of the text, and before each story; Runte suggests they are 'enlarged imitations of the miniatures in Text E' (1974, p. xxvii). They are preceeded by titles in red ink, with initials in gold, blue, and red.
