Fragment of an Anglo-Norman poem, 14th century (mid/late?)
Scope and Contents
This leaf is a fragment from the 13th-century Anglo-Norman poem, La Lumiere as Lais, by Peter of Peckham. The fragment is chapter 7-11 of the seventh distinction of Book II of the poem, which deals with the subject of sin. It is possibly from France or England.
Resembles the hand in another fragment of the same poem, in the Bodleian Library.
Dates
- Creation: 14th century (mid/late?)
Creator
- Peter, of Peckham, d 1293 ( Anglo-Norman poet and translator) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
Anglo-Norman
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to all. The manuscripts can be consulted in the Centre for Research Collections, Edinburgh University Main Library.
Extent
1 folios
Custodial History
It was bound into the binding of another manuscript (which one is not clear), and so has been cut. It is missing five lines to a page, as the original text would have had 30 lines to a page in total. It is badly damaged from having been pasted into the binding. It was studied under UV light in the 1930s by Dominica Legge.
Bibliography
Physical Facet
Material: vellum
Dimensions
15.40 cm x 20.30 cm
Lines to a page
double columns, 25 lines to a page
Creator
- Peter, of Peckham, d 1293 ( Anglo-Norman poet and translator) (Author, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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