Geoffroy de Charny — 14th century; French
MS. Holkham misc. 43
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Geoffroy de Charny — 14th century; French
Shelfmark
MS. Holkham misc. 43
Place of origin
French
Date
14th century
Language
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
Parchment (fols. 1–45) and paper (fols. 46–80). Watermark: two circles, cf. Briquet 3141.
Physical extent
ii (modern paper) + 80 + ii (modern paper)
Hands
Gothic bookhand.
Decoration
Initial with the arms of Charnay: gules, three escutcheons [argent] (fol. 1r); other smaller initials contain similar shields.
Red initials, some with penwork flourishes
Binding
Holkham binding of dark red straight-grained morocco; the spine lettered in gilt 'CHEVALERIE | DE | CHARNIE || M.S. | SÆC. XIIII'.
Provenance
Inscribed, 15th and 17th centuries, with phrases in French (fol. 17r, 15v respectively).
Bookplate of 'THOMAS WILLIAM COKE', formerly Norfolk, Holkham Hall, MS. 705.
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