Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France, français 1450

From The Seven Sages of Rome

Manuscript Identification
Reference Number Fr45
Location Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France
Siglum/Shelfmark Français 1450 (formerly Regius 7535.5; Cangé 69)
Page/Folio range 238rb-264vc
Textual Content and Tradition
Standardised title of narrative Le Roman de Dolopathos (Herbert)
Incipit or textual title 'Li Remans des Sept Sages de Roume, par Herbers.' A paine puet perdre sa paine qui sert prodome et qui s'empaine…
Version (siglum) Dolopathos
Language Group within Version French Dolopathos
Narrative/Scholarly Group within Version
Further scholarly subgroup (1)
Further scholarly subgroup (2) Text A
Translated/adapted from (Version/Text)
Source for information on textual relationship to broader tradition Chandramohan (2023)
Languages
Language of text Old French
Regional or specific Language of text
Source for regional or specific Language of text
Digitisation and Editions
Digitisation https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8415202d
Modern Editions Herbert, Le Roman de Dolopathos, ed. Brunet and Montaiglon (1856)Herbert, Le Roman de Dolopathos, ed. Lechlanche (1997)
Note

The end of this text is missing.

Marginalia and decorative initial on the first folio of the text.

Authorship and Production
Scribe
Author Herbert
Place of Manuscript Production Picardie
Date of Manuscript Production 1225 - 1250
Source of Date of Manuscript Production BNF: https://archivesetmanuscrits.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cc45051h
Physical Description
Material Parchment
Total pages/folios in Manuscript 262
Height 300
Width 220
Script style/form
Prose or verse Verse
Illustrations No
Contents and Additional Texts
Other texts in the Manuscript
  • 1ra - 83rb: Benoît de Sainte-Maure, Troie
  • 83rb - 112vb: Anonyme, Eneas
  • 112 - 158: Wace, Brut
  • 140 - 158: Chrétien de Troyes, Erec et Enide
  • 158r - 184v: Chrétien de Troyes, Conte du Graal
  • 184v - 188v: Anonyme, Perceval, Première Continuation, Continuation Gauvain
  • 188r - 207r: Chrétien de Troyes, Cliges
  • 207 - 221: Chrétien de Troyes, Yvain
  • 221 - 225: Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot
  • 238 - 264: Herbert, Dolopathos
Catalogues and Research Literature
Catalogue https://archivesetmanuscrits.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cc45051h
Modern Research Literature Arlima: https://arlima.net/no/529JONAS: http://jonas.irht.cnrs.fr/manuscrit/45613Speer (1997)Simons (2013)Paris (1876)Foehr-Janssens (1994)Chandramohan (2023)Berne-Aïache (1992)Speer (1996)Runte, Wikeley, Farrell (1984)Amaury (1838)Mussafia (1864)Gontero (2014)Jaunzems (1978)
Pattern of embedded stories in this manuscript