Research Catalog

Title

Chroniques martiniennes.

Author

Mamerot, Sébastien, active 15th century.

Publication

Central France?, approximately 1470.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Martinus, Polonus, -1279.
• François, maître, active 1468-1482, Follower of
• Nemours, Jacques d'Armagnac, duc de, 1433-1477
• New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 18.

Description

237 leaves, bound : parchment , ink, manuscript, illuminations; 361 x 267 mm

Uniform Title

Chronicon Pontificum et Imperatorum. French

Alternative Title

• Chronicon Pontificum et Imperatorum.
• Also known as: Chronicon pontificum et imperatorum

Subjects

• Europe
• Papacy
• Illuminated initials (layout features)
• illuminated manuscripts
• Early works
• vellum (parchment)
• Manuscripts > France > 15th century
• History, Ancient > Early works to 1800
• World history > Early works to 1800
• Emperors > Rome > Early works to 1800
• Jesus Christ > Biography > Early works to 1800
• Europe > Holy Roman Empire
• Kings and rulers
• Illumination of books and manuscripts
• Europe > Kings and rulers > Early works to 1800
• Papacy > History > Early works to 1800
• Holy Roman Empire > History > 1273-1517 > Early works to 1800
• Europe > History > 476-1492 > Early works to 1800
• Manuscripts, French > New York (State) > New York
• Manuscripts, French > France > 15th century

Genre/Form

• Manuscripts – France – 15th century.
• vellum (parchment)
• Early works.
• illuminated manuscripts.
• Illuminated initials (layout features)

Note

• French translation and expansion by Sébastien Mamerot of Chronicon pontificum et imperatorum .
• Produced ca. 1470 for Jacques d'Armagnac, executed for treason in 1477; the text was translated for Louis de Laval in 1458; in 1461, d'Armagnac received the duchy of Nemours and the county of the Marche.
• Mamerot translated the base text from Martin of Troppau and updated it with sections from Bernard Gui, Werner of Lïge and others; ff. v-xii a table of contents in a modern hand; main text finishes on f. 235; on ff. 236-237, notes and inscription.
• Layout: Written in 42 long lines per page, ruled in faint black ink. Prickings and some catchwords visible.
• Decoration: Twenty-four miniatures. Some border designs contain animal figures. Gold initials on red and blue fields. Blue and red initials on gold fields.
• Scribe: Barthélemy Cusinet?
• Script: Written in littera cursiva textualis.
• Artist: follower of Maître François.

Access (note)

• Restricted use.

Indexed In (note)

• The Splendor of the Word. (ed.) J. G. Alexander, J. H. Marrow, L. F. Sandler (NYPL / Harvey Miller, 2005)
• Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts. Seymour de Ricci. (Wilson Co., New York, 1937)

Cite As (note)

• NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 18

Language (note)

• French and Latin.

Provenance (note)

• Jacques d'Armagnac. Charles de Bourbon. Louise de Savoie. Anthoine de The'lis. Claude d'Ogerolles de The'lis. J.B. Lucotte du Tilliot. J.B. Lantin. Marquis de Migieu. Th. Belin. Count Axel von Kalckreuth. K.W. Hiersemann.

Binding (note)

• Bound in 18th century French mottled calf; spine repaired. Red or green silk tabs on pages with miniatures.

Call Number

Spencer Coll. MS. 18

OCLC

1337592521

Author

Mamerot, Sébastien, active 15th century.

Title

Chroniques martiniennes.

Imprint

Central France?, approximately 1470.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Access

Restricted use. Requires permission for access.

Indexed In:

The Splendor of the Word. (ed.) J. G. Alexander, J. H. Marrow, L. F. Sandler (NYPL / Harvey Miller, 2005), n. 84.

Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts. Seymour de Ricci. (Wilson Co., New York, 1937), p. 1339, no. 18.

Cite As:

NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 18

Language

French and Latin.

Provenance

Jacques d'Armagnac. Charles de Bourbon. Louise de Savoie. Anthoine de The'lis. Claude d'Ogerolles de The'lis. J.B. Lucotte du Tilliot. J.B. Lantin. Marquis de Migieu. Th. Belin. Count Axel von Kalckreuth. K.W. Hiersemann.

Binding

Bound in 18th century French mottled calf; spine repaired. Red or green silk tabs on pages with miniatures.

Source of description

Part of the description used is from Digital Scriptorium 1.0.

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Added Author

Martinus, Polonus, -1279. Chronicon pontificum et imperatorum.

François, maître, active 1468-1482, Follower of, illuminator.

Nemours, Jacques d'Armagnac, duc de, 1433-1477, former owner.

New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 18.

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. MS. 18