Manuscript

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