Brunetto Latini, Trésor

Liber I pars I, XXV-XXVI and XLIII-XLVI

F-44mw

Leeds, University of Leeds Libraries, Special Collections, MS Ripon Cathedral Fragments/20

Remarks by the Editor

This description is prepared as part of the Digital Explorations: Opening the Medieval Manuscript Fragments from the Ripon Cathedral Library project supported by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Research England under the Enhancing Research Culture funding stream. 

General Information

Title Brunetto Latini, Trésor
Shelfmarks MS Ripon Cathedral Fragments/20
Material Parchment
Place of Origin England
Date of Origin 14th century, last quarter

Original Condition

Page Height 207 mm
Page Width 150 mm
Height of Written Area 167 mm
Width of Written Area 111 mm
Number of Columns 2
Width of Columns 49 mm
Number of Lines 31
Line Height 5 mm
Ruling Ruled in lead (Muzerelle 1-1-11/0/1-0/J)
Collation

Two non consecutive leaves forming a bifolium.

Current Condition

Extent 1 bifolium
Dimensions 207 x 300 mm

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Red and blue filigree initials. 

Content

  • Content Item
    • Persons Brunetto Latini
    • Text Language French
    • Title Trésor
    • Content Description

      f. 1: inc. « il engendra Ysaac de Saraim sa feme... », expl. « ...encontre le rei Demetrion. Si l’oscist e » (Trésor, XXV-XXVI) 

      f. 2 : inc. « terre ovec ses apostles comenca le novele testament... », expl. « ... li feu du ciel sor les sacrefices » (Trésor, XLIII-XLVI) 

    • Edition ed. P. Chabaille, Paris 1863, pp. 33-34 and 52-55

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