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La generacion de Adam Oversize LJS 266
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Manuscript Overview
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Abstract

Collection of genealogical and chronicle material, including Biblical genealogy from Adam to Jesus and the apostles; genealogy concerning the Trojan War and the founding of Rome; the legendary history of England and France as founded by descendants of participants in the Trojan War, including the genealogy of Brut and the succeeding line of kings in England up to Coyl; the emperors of Rome; the Holy Emperors starting with Charlemagne; and the kings of France up to Charles V (crowned 1364). The introduction (f. 1r) suggests that the manuscript was meant to trace the kings of England through Richard II (1377-1399) and the popes through one named Innocent and therefore that the manuscript is incomplete.

Physical Description

Support: parchment; Extent: 45 leaves : 352 x 185 (240 x 95) mm. bound to 365 x 188 mm; Collation: Parchment, 45; i 1-5⁸ 6⁴; [i], 1-34, [35-44] (f. 34v-44v blank but ruled); 17th-century foliation in ink, upper right recto. Signatures c i and c iii visible (f. 17r, 19r); prickings visible on blank leaves at end.

Layout

Written in 52 long lines; ruled in red ink.

Script

Written in bâtarde script.

Decoration

Genealogical diagrams in red ink throughout with framed medallions left blank for pictures of important individuals and cities, 1 diagram lacking text (f. 34r); full-page border of gold-leaved tendrils with acanthus at corners and center outer margin and with an inner frame of blue and red bars with gold infill (f. 1r); 2 5-line illuminated initials in blue and red on gold grounds (f. 1r); 2-line initials in gold throughout, alternating between blue infill on red ground and red infill on blue ground; paragraph marks alternating between red and blue; some rubrics underlined in red.

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.

Notes

Ms. codex.

Title from rubric (f. 1r).

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.

Spine

Keywords
15th century
Chronicle
Genealogy
Bible
Biblical
History
France
French
University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts

Place of Origin

France

Date

Written in northwestern France, probably in the mid-15th century (Lisa Fagin Davis).

Binding

Contemporary blind-stamped calf over slightly bevelled boards, tooled in 4 concentric rectangular frames made up of small square stamps: from outer edge to center, a double-headed eagle, Agnus Dei, stag, griffin, and bear or ape seated among foilage; spine repaired at head and tail; 2 clasps and all metal cornerpieces but one lacking.

Language

Middle French

Provenance

Formerly owned by Jehan Austin or Johan Auslin (15th-century inscription erased but legible under ultraviolet light, f. i recto) and Sébastien de Rosmadec, marquis de Molac (inscriptions, f. i verso and f. 1r, including one dated 1632).

Sold at auction at Sotheby's, 23 June 1998, lot 53, to Lawrence J. Schoenberg.

Gift of Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2010.

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Place of Origin

France

Date

Written in northwestern France, probably in the mid-15th century (Lisa Fagin Davis).

Language

Middle French

Provenance

Formerly owned by Jehan Austin or Johan Auslin

Sold at auction at Sotheby's, 23 June 1998, lot 53, to Lawrence J. Schoenberg.

Gift of Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2010.

Manuscript Overview

Abstract

Collection of genealogical and chronicle material, including Biblical genealogy from Adam to Jesus and the apostles; genealogy concerning the Trojan War and the founding of Rome; the legendary history of England and France as founded by descendants of participants in the Trojan War, including the genealogy of Brut and the succeeding line of kings in England up to Coyl; the emperors of Rome; the Holy Emperors starting with Charlemagne; and the kings of France up to Charles V (crowned 1364). The introduction (f. 1r) suggests that the manuscript was meant to trace the kings of England through Richard II (1377-1399) and the popes through one named Innocent and therefore that the manuscript is incomplete.

Notes

Ms. codex.

Title from rubric (f. 1r).

Script note

Written in bâtarde script.

Decoration Note

Genealogical diagrams in red ink throughout with framed medallions left blank for pictures of important individuals and cities, 1 diagram lacking text (f. 34r); full-page border of gold-leaved tendrils with acanthus at corners and center outer margin and with an inner frame of blue and red bars with gold infill (f. 1r); 2 5-line illuminated initials in blue and red on gold grounds (f. 1r); 2-line initials in gold throughout, alternating between blue infill on red ground and red infill on blue ground; paragraph marks alternating between red and blue; some rubrics underlined in red.

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.

References
Binding Images

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.

Spine

Keywords
15th century
Chronicle
Genealogy
Bible
Biblical
History
France
French
University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
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