Manuscript/Mixed Material Larbre des batailles : autreme[n]t dit Larbre de douleur Arbre de douleur / Larbre de douleur
About this Item
Title
- Larbre des batailles : autreme[n]t dit Larbre de douleur
Other Title
- Arbre de douleur
- Larbre de douleur
Names
- Bonet, Honoré, active 1378-1398
Created / Published
- [France, 14--]
Headings
- - Chivalry--Early works to 1800
- - Honor--Early works to 1800
- - Manuscripts, French--Washington (D.C.)
- - Military art and science--Early works to 1800
- - Military ethics--Early works to 1800
Notes
- - Differs from other mss. in having only 17 chapters in book 2 and 137 in book 4; numerous variant readings.
- - Ms.
- - One large col. ill. on leaf 7a; coat of arms on leaf 1a; decorative frames on leaves 1a, 7a; illuminated initials; rubricated.
- - Prefatory text (leaf 1a) begins: Ce liure est deuise en quatre parties ... Text of the work begins (leaf 7a): La saincte couronne de france, en laquelle aujourd'huy ...
- - Title from explicit.
- - Written, probably in France, all by one professional scribe; the script is a French-style formal cursive (36 long lines).
- - Dobbs & Haun. Law Library of LC, p. 42
- - Ricci, S. de. Medieval and Renaissance mss. (suppl.), p. 112, B 6
- - Purchased from H.P. Kraus in 1945 (LL 5952D1).
- - Former owners: Mellon(?) Preudomme (i.e. Preudhomme ?) (inscribed, ca. 1780?); Signor Santorio, of Venice (Bibliotheca Santoriana sale, London, 1791).
- - Cataloged as manuscript. vj04 13mar95
- - Old shelf mark: LAW
Medium
- 109 leaves, bound : parchment, col. ill. ; 33 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- U101 .B68 1400z
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 95125943
Online Format
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