Manuscripts, Medieval -- France
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Medieval Manuscripts created in France.
Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:
Fragments of the Prose Chronicle by Guillaume le Breton, late 14th century (c 1380)
Item
Identifier: MS 211/XXXVII
Scope and Contents
These are two leaves from a vernacular French version of the Prose Chronicle, by Guillaume le Breton. The vernacular translation of this chronicle seems to have been unknown until C. Borland's work on this fragment in the early 20th century. Folio 1 starts with 'Puiz vous fis de Garenne Conte' and ends with 'Qui lavoit demande en part'; folio 2 starts with 'Freres le roi qui at eu', and ends with 'Et s'en revint ainsinc delivres'
Dates:
late 14th century (c 1380)
Homiliary by Haymo, 15th century
Item
Identifier: MS 68
Contents
Homiliary (collection of homilies, or sermons) by an author named Haymo. It is uncertain who this Haymo refers to. It may be Haymo of Halberstadt, a Benedictine monk at Fulda (died in 853 CE), or Haimo of Auxerre, a Benedictine monk at the abbey of Saint-Germain in Auxerre (died ca.865 CE). Writing Well and uniformly written throughout, with rubrics, blue and red filigree capitals, and one illuminated initial with a complete border at the...
Dates:
15th century
Kalendar, 16th century
Item
Identifier: MS 212
Contents
This manuscript contains a calendar of saints, which is a calendar of the liturgical or Christian year (also known as Kalendar) that assigns a feast day for on or more saints in most of the days of the year. This particular calendar seems to follow the English tradition, but it belonged to Dutch and French owners. Most pages contain notes in Middle French written on the lower margin.
Dates:
16th century
L’Arbre des Batailles by Honoré Bonet , 15th century
Item
Identifier: MS 187
Contents
This manuscript contains the book L’Arbre des Batailles by Honoré Bonet (c. 1340 – c. 1410), a Benedictine and prior of Salon near Embrun. He studied at the University of Avignon and wrote about philosophy, law, politics, and Heraldry. L’Arbre des Batailles is one of his most important works. It was written around 1382-87 in the form of a scholastic dialogue and deals with war and the laws of war. The work is composed of four...
Dates:
15th century
Les Ordonnances de la Toison d'Or, late 15th century
Item
Identifier: MS 160
Contents
This manuscript contains the ordinances of the Order of the Golden Fleece, a Roman Catholic order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip the Good in 1430. The Order still exists in Spain and Austria. This is a late medieval copy in French of the document that determined the practices and rules of this royal Order.ContentsTable of contents I: the title on f. 1r reads: Sensuit la table de ce present...
Dates:
late 15th century
Libellus de iuridictione ecclesiastica by Pierre Bertrand, 15th century
Item
Identifier: MS 143
Contents
The text contained in MS 143 is a copy of the work by 14th-century French cardinal and canon lawyer, Pierre Bertrand, titled Libellus de iuridictione ecclesiastica. Bertrand was active in the court of Philip V of France, and served as chancellor to Queen Joan of Burgundy, and also endeavoured on several diplomatic missions for the papacy. This text, of which MS 143 is a copy, is the only text of Cardinal Bertrand to have been published. It is introduced in MS...
Dates:
15th century
Livre de Phisique et Cirurgie, 15th century
Item
Identifier: MS 171
Contents
This manuscript contains an anonymous book on medicine and surgery written in Middle French in the 15th century, in which we find common topics of medieval medicine such as astrological medicine and the theory of humours. Five folios are missing: ff. I, XXXII, XXXIII (according to the original foliation) and two folios of the index at the end.ContentsText: starts imperfectly on f. 1r with the following words: ...
Dates:
15th century
Livre de Receptes, 15th-16th century
Item
Identifier: MS 172
Contents
This manuscript contains a book of recipes for different ointments and medicines for common illnesses and injuries, including several recipes for treating the plague.The text starts on f. 1r with the title: Recepte pour faire le Baulme, followed by the words: Prenez une once de mastic. And ends on f. 21r with the title: Resepte pour les plez venene dc madamoiselle...
Dates:
15th-16th century
Missal (Use of Toulouse), 16th century
Item
Identifier: MS 51
Contents
The manuscript is a French Missal from the 16th century and originating in France. A missal is a liturgical book containing all instructions and texts necessary for the celebration of Mass throughout the year. This specific manuscript is a variant of Toulouse Use.The Three Masses of Christmas, Masses of Epiphany, Purification, Annunciation, Maundy Thursday, Easter, Ascension, Whitsunday, Corpus Christi, Assumption, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, All Saints,...
Dates:
16th century
MS 195: Composite manuscript containing four texts (Virgil), c 1449
Item
Identifier: MS 195
Contents
Contains four texts, in the same hand.Ff. 1r-18r: The Bucolics by VirgilFf. 19r-63v: The Georgics by VirgilFf. 65r-267r: The Aeneid by VirgilFf. 267v-280r: Aeneidos Liber XIII (or Supplementum), the...
Dates:
c 1449