Morgan Library, MS M.932
Le Roman de Renart
Codicology
Produced: | Northern France, 1450-1475 |
Current Location: | Morgan Library, New York, New York, United States |
Manuscript Type: | Fables |
Renart Cycle Family: | Alpha |
Language: | Middle French |
Folios: | 142 |
Illustrated: | No |
Media: | Parchment |
Script: | Bastarda |
Dimensions: | Height: 28.1 cm Width: 19.5 cm |
Description
The Roman de Renart (romance of Reynard the Fox) in Middle French verse. Spaces were left for illustrations, but none were completed.
Le Roman de Renart: secular romance, in French verse; written and decorated in northern France in the third quarter of the 15th century. Written in brown ink by a single scribe; probably was copied from a manuscript now in the British Library (Additional MS 15229). Decoration: 15 initials in red and blue with penwork ornament; numerous smaller penwork initials to indicate paragraphs. The illumination of M.932 is unfinished. Spaces have been provided for 14 miniatures, but these were never executed. - [Morgan Library catalog]
This is the manuscript designated F by Ernest Martin.
Alternate shelfmark: Sir Thomas Phillips 3634.
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Editions and Facsimiles
Printed editions
Ernest Martin, Le Roman de Renart