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R.3.32

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Shelfmark R.3.32
Alternative Title

Livre Des Douze Pairs, etc
James Number 612
Century 15th
Physical Description

25 lines to a page.
Provenance

Given by Ant. Scattergood, Chaplain, 1672. On the flyleaf is the name (xv)Rychard Ryngwyke off Wycombe.
Donor Scattergood, Anthony (c1611-1687), Alumnus Of Trinity (Matric 1628), Chaplain Of Trinity
Size (cm) 22 x 14.5
Folio 118 ff.
Material Paper
Language Middle French
Collation

2 parchment fly-leaves || a12-h12 (wants 5 and 12) i12k12 || 2 parchment fly-leaves.
IIIF Manifest URL https://mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Manuscript/R.3.32/manifest.json
Online Since 14/07/2017

Contents

l. f.1 Le livre des douze pairs
Begins imperfectly(?):
Ly gentilz Roullant apella charlon
Donnez moy sire le gant et le baton.
Ends f.107a.
Adieu barons / alez voir que vos amis font
Deo gracias
Le liure des xij pairs est cy fine
Doun loenge soit a la sainte comite.

2. f.107b Letter of Prester John
Vez cy les lettres que prestre Johan enuoit a federic empereur de romme.
Prestre Johan par la grace de dieu roy entre les autres roys crestiens.
Ends f.118b:
Car nous ne vous en mentons en aucune maniere. Cy fenissent les lettres que prestre Johan enuoit a federic empereur de romme deo gracias.
On the next fly-leaf are the words: heb ddew heb ddim (twice: cent. xvii).

Bibliography

Duggan, J. J., and others, ed., La Chanson de Roland = The Song of Roland : the French Corpus. [Volume 3] (Turnhout, 2005)

Hennessy, M. (ed),Tributes to Kathleen L. Scott: Essays on English Medieval Manuscripts (Turnhout: Harvey Miller/Brepols, 2009)

Mortier, R., ed., Les textes de la chanson de Roland, 10 vols. in 2 (Paris, 1940-4)

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