Research Catalog

Title

Livre du Petit Artus de Bretagne.

Publication

Anjou?, France, approximately 1455.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Master of Jouvenel des Ursins, active 1447-1460, Follower of
• New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 34.

Description

218 leaves, bound : parchment , ink, manuscript, illuminations; 303 x 217 mm

Alternative Title

Cy commence le livre du petit artus fils du bon duc Jehan de bretaigne, de hector son cousin et de gouvernant a qui artus fut baille en garde.

Subject

• Artus de Bretagne (Prose romance) > Manuscripts
• French literature > To 1500
• Manuscripts, French > 15th century
• Illumination of books and manuscripts
• Illumination of books and manuscripts, French > New York (State) > New York
• Illumination of books and manuscripts, French
• Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval

Genre/Form

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

Note

• The date of composition of the romance is unknown, but is now suggested to be in the early 14th century.
• Dating: possibly executed for Jacques d'Armagnac (d. 1477) in or after 1462 when Jacques acquired the title of duc de Nemours, by which he is cited in the ownership note. The same scribe copied, ca. 1475, a Livy in French translation now in Paris.
• Layout: Written in 34 lines in two columns, ruled in pencil, catchwords visible. Two opening folios, followed by 27 quires of eight folios each.
• Decoration: 37 miniatures showing scenes from the romance. 2-line gold and blue initials with blue and red penwork. Larger blue initials on gold fields. Blue and gold placemarkers.
• Scribe: Scribe of Paris, B. N. de France, fr. 273.
• Script: Bâtarde.
• Artist: Master of Jouvenel des Ursins, followers of

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)
• Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss.

Cite As (note)

• NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 34

Language (note)

• In French.

Provenance (note)

• Owned, and perhaps ordered, by Jacques d'Armagnac, duc de Nemours (executed 1477). Early 19th century: Payne and Mackinlay. A. Davison; Lord Thurlow; John Louis Goldsmid. Purchase from Sir Thomas Phillipps Estate in 1925 by A. S. W. Rosenbach.

Binding (note)

• Bound in 18th century mottled calf, attributed to Derome.

Call Number

Spencer Coll. MS. 34

OCLC

1338621495

Title

Livre du Petit Artus de Bretagne.

Imprint

Anjou?, France, approximately 1455.

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. 93.

Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss., p. 1333, no. 34.

Cite As:

NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 34

Language

In French.

Provenance

Owned, and perhaps ordered, by Jacques d'Armagnac, duc de Nemours (executed 1477). Early 19th century: Payne and Mackinlay. A. Davison; Lord Thurlow; John Louis Goldsmid. Purchase from Sir Thomas Phillipps Estate in 1925 by A. S. W. Rosenbach.

Binding

Bound in 18th century mottled calf, attributed to Derome.

Source of description

Part of the description used is from Digital Scriptorium 1.0.

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Place of Publication

France Anjou.

Added Author

Master of Jouvenel des Ursins, active 1447-1460, Follower of, illuminator.

New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 34.

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. MS. 34