Paris Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal 2998

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Manuscript Identification
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

Textual Content and Tradition
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)

Languages
Language of text
Regional or specific Language of text
Source for regional or specific Language of text

Digitisation and Editions
Digitisation
Modern Editions

Authorship and Production
Scribe
Author
Place of Manuscript Production
Date of Manuscript Production	1400 - 1500
Source of Date of Manuscript Production	Runte (1974)

Physical Description
Material	Parchment (vellum)
Total pages/folios in Manuscript	62
Height	238
Width	170
Script style/form
Prose or verse
Illustrations	Yes

Contents and Additional Texts
Other texts in the Manuscript	1r-58r: Isoire de la male marrastre 58v-62r: Enseignement de sapience

Catalogues and Research Literature
Catalogue
Modern Research Literature

Pattern of embedded stories in this manuscript
Has Short Title Has Sequence Number Has Narrator Has Name Variation Copy Embedded Stories Copy Embedded Stories × Select Target Page: Close Process

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.