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Le Château périlleux

Name:
Robert de Saint-Martin, frère, -1388
Timespan:
Early works to 1800; Middle Ages, 600-1500
Date:
1450
Description:
Two works written in one hand: A copy of Frère Robert's Château périlleux, (f. 1r-85v), and a second work, Le Pelerinage de Damoiselle Sapience, (f. 86r-95v). Account of the Passion of Jesus Christ is interpolated in first work (f. 51r-63v).
Language:
French, Middle (ca.1400-1600)
Provenance:
Formerly owned by J. A. J. Delignières de Bommy d'Abbéville (bookplate, inside upper cover; stamp, f. 1r); M. Victor Advielle d'Arras 1889 (bookplate, flyleaf i recto; stamp, f. 1r, f. 95v).; Purchased, 1952.
Subject:
Jesus Christ Passion; Jesus Christ; Passion of Jesus Christ; Asceticism -- Early works to 1800; Asceticism; Pilgrims and pilgrimages in literature; Devotional literature, French; Monastic and religious life -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500; Monastic and religious life; History; Spirituality -- Catholic Church
Resource Type:
Text
Form/Genre:
Codices; Manuscripts, French -- 15th century; Manuscripts, Renaissance
Physical Description:
101 leaves : paper; 202 x 141 (134 x 88) mm bound to 208 x 145 mm
Rights:
https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Notes:
Ms. codex.; Title from incipit (f. 1r).; First work, incipit (f. 1r): Cy commence le chateau perilleux compose par ung devot religieux nomme Robert; (f. 85v)...Explicit Le chastiau perilleux.; Second work, incipit (f. 86r): Damoiselle Sapience sen ala oultre mer en pelerinage par devotion...; Attribution to Robert de Saint-Martin made by Sister Marie Brisson.; Foliation: Paper, iii (modern paper) + 95 + iii (modern paper); [1-95]; 19th-century[?] foliation in ink, upper right recto.; Layout: Written in 28 long lines; ruled in ink; prickings visible.; Script: Written in bâtarde script by a single hand.; Decoration: 5-line puzzle initial in red and blue with red penwork ornamentation (f. 1r); 2-line red or blue initials throughout; capitals touched in yellow; red or blue paragraph marks; red used for underlining.; Binding: Half calf dated 1813.; Origin: Written in northern France between 1450 and 1460 (Zacour-Hirsch).; Moderate to heavy oxidation of ink at the end, particularly f. 86-95.; Middle French.
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 660