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Two works written in one hand: A copy of Frère Robert's Château périlleux, (f. 1r-85v), and a second work, Le Pelerinage de Damoiselle Sapience, (f. 86r-95v). Account of the Passion of Jesus Christ is interpolated in first work (f. 51r-63v).
Support: paper; Extent: 101 leaves : 202 x 141 (134 x 88) mm. bound to 208 x 145 mm; Foliation: Paper, iii (modern paper) + 95 + iii (modern paper); [1-95]; 19th-century[?] foliation in ink, upper right recto.
Written in 28 long lines; ruled in ink; prickings visible.
Written in bâtarde script by a single hand.
5-line puzzle initial in red and blue with red penwork ornamentation (f. 1r); 2-line red or blue initials throughout; capitals touched in yellow; red or blue paragraph marks; red used for underlining.
For a full list of Decorations in this manuscript please see the Content and Decorations section by clicking on the [i] button in the top left corner of the image viewer above.
Ms. codex.
Title from incipit (f. 1r).
First work, incipit (f. 1r): Cy commence le chateau perilleux compose par ung devot religieux nomme Robert; (f. 85v)...Explicit Le chastiau perilleux.
Second work, incipit (f. 86r): Damoiselle Sapience sen ala oultre mer en pelerinage par devotion...
Attribution to Robert de Saint-Martin made by Sister Marie Brisson.
Moderate to heavy oxidation of ink at the end, particularly f. 86-95.
These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.
Northern France
Written in northern France between 1450 and 1460 (Zacour-Hirsch).
Half calf dated 1813.
Middle French
Formerly owned by J. A. J. Delignières de Bommy d'Abbéville (bookplate, inside upper cover; stamp, f. 1r); M. Victor Advielle d'Arras 1889 (bookplate, flyleaf i recto; stamp, f. 1r, f. 95v).
Purchased, 1952.
Northern France
Written in northern France between 1450 and 1460 (Zacour-Hirsch).
Middle French
Formerly owned by J. A. J. Delignières de Bommy d'Abbéville
Purchased, 1952.
Two works written in one hand: A copy of Frère Robert's Château périlleux, (f. 1r-85v), and a second work, Le Pelerinage de Damoiselle Sapience, (f. 86r-95v). Account of the Passion of Jesus Christ is interpolated in first work (f. 51r-63v).
Ms. codex.
Title from incipit (f. 1r).
First work, incipit (f. 1r): Cy commence le chateau perilleux compose par ung devot religieux nomme Robert; (f. 85v)...Explicit Le chastiau perilleux.
Second work, incipit (f. 86r): Damoiselle Sapience sen ala oultre mer en pelerinage par devotion...
Attribution to Robert de Saint-Martin made by Sister Marie Brisson.
Moderate to heavy oxidation of ink at the end, particularly f. 86-95.
Written in bâtarde script by a single hand.
5-line puzzle initial in red and blue with red penwork ornamentation (f. 1r); 2-line red or blue initials throughout; capitals touched in yellow; red or blue paragraph marks; red used for underlining.
For a full list of Decorations in this manuscript please see the Content and Decorations section by clicking on the [i] button in the top left corner of the image viewer above.
These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.
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