Manuscript on paper of Jacques Legrand (c. 1360-1415/1418), Livre de bonnes meurs
Description:
In French., Script: copied by the unrecorded scribe Lambert in Gothica Cursiva Libraria/Currens (Bastarda)., Watermarks: two parallel keys, Briquet 3818; three monograms, var. Briquet 9746 (DP) and 9913-9916., Red paragraph marks, red stroking of the majuscules and of the punctuation marks. The words following a majuscule are generally written in large and narrow Gothica Textualis and barred with horizontal parallel red lines. 2-line plain initials in red, with guide letters (3-line on ff. 2r and 3r)., and Binding: 21st century. Bound in paper cover.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Legrand, Jacques, approximately 1365-1415.
Subject (Topic):
Didactic literature, French and Manuscripts, Medieval
Fragment of an unidentified prose romance in French
Description:
In French., Script: copied by a single hand in Northern Gothica Textualis Formata. Red paragraph marks and red heightening of the majuscules., Fragment of an unidentified prose romance in French about a king (Alexander?) travelling with his army in the East and meeting with Jewish culture., and Binding: the leaves have been folded parallel to their short side to be used as a cover for an archival register, f. 3v being at the outer side as appears from the smudging around the fold.
