BnF Français 25516

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BnF Français 25516 is a late-13th century[1] illuminated manuscript held in the Bibliothèque nationale de France.

Content[edit]

Incipit, miniature and first four lines of Aiol and Mirabel, fol. 96r.

The quarto manuscript has 209 folios, with Old French text written in two columns in a small 13th-c hand. It is heavily illuminated, and the illuminations are accompanied by explanatory rubrics. Large initials are found at the beginnings of chapters and other significant passages; the usual small initials are done alternately in red and blue.[2] It contains four romances:

  1. Bevis of Hampton (1–75); 22 miniatures
  2. Elie de Saint Gille (76–95); 6 miniatures
  3. Aiol and Mirabel (96–173); 11 miniatures
  4. Robert the Devil (174–209); 11 miniatures

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ On Gallica, under 'detailed information', the manuscript date is given as 1275-90. See 'i' tab on left-hand side.
  2. ^ Förster 1.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Förster, Wendelin (1876–1882). Aiol et Mirabel und Elie de Saint Gille: Zwei Altfranzösische Heldengedichte.

Gallery[edit]

  • Bevis of Hampton, fol. 1v.
    Bevis of Hampton,
    fol. 1v.
  • Elie de Saint-Gilles, fol. 84r.
    Elie de Saint-Gilles,
    fol. 84r.
  • Elie de Saint-Gilles, fol. 95r.
    Elie de Saint-Gilles,
    fol. 95r.
  • Aiol and Mirabel, fol. 133v.
    Aiol and Mirabel,
    fol. 133v.
  • Robert le diable, fol. 174r.
    Robert le diable,
    fol. 174r.

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