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Composite manuscript, two parts (Latin): 1. (ff. 2-59) Gesta Normannorum Ducum / William of Jumièges, and other text(s). - 2. (ff. 60-107) Historia Regum Britanniae / Geoffrey of Monmouth, and other text(s), BPL 20

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Persistent URL	http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:1611194
Title	Composite manuscript, two parts (Latin)
Subtitle	1. (ff. 2-59) Gesta Normannorum Ducum / William of Jumièges, and other text(s). - 2. (ff. 60-107) Historia Regum Britanniae / Geoffrey of Monmouth, and other text(s), BPL 20
Content	Part 1 contains: (f. 1v) Table of contents. - (ff. 2r-32v) Gesta Normannorum Ducum / William of Jumièges (F-redaction). - (ff. 33r-38v) Vita Caroli Magni / Einhard. - (ff. 38v-47r) Vita Alexandri Magni (Julii Valerii epitome). - (ff. 47r-51v) Epistula Alexandri magni ad Aristotelem. - (ff. 52r-59v) Historia regum Francorum. - (f. 59v) Genealogia comitum Flandrie. Part 2 contains: (ff. 60r-101v) Historia Regum Britanniae / Geoffrey of Monmouth. - (ff. 101v-106r) Historia Britonum / Nennius. - (f. 106r-v) Historia ecclesiastica (Book VIII) / Ordericus Vitalis. Excerpt.
Creator/other	Pseudo-Callisthenes. Einhard (approximately 770-840) Geoffrey (1100?-1154) Nennius (active 796) Ordericus Vitalis (1075-1143?) William Valerius, Julius. Robert (-1186)
Shelfmark	BPL 20
Subject (topical)	Reading culture Reading culture (monastic) historiography (MMDC)
Subject (temporal)	Middle Ages 12th century
Note	Opening pages are missing. Date: (part 1) According to the explicit of the scribe: (f. 31r) "... mortuo ludovico patre suo. ipso anno Kl. aug. successit idem ludovicus iuvenis. factus rex francorum et dux Aquitanorum. Anno ab incarnatione domini M°c°xxx°vii° quo anno fuit maxima siccitas ... Eodem anno mortuus est lotharius imperator romanorum et alemannorum. cui successit corradus nepos henrici quarti qui ante lotharium imperaverat" (Conrad III, succeeded in 1138). Script: (part 1) With corrections by Robert de Torigni. Binding: Post-medieval binding. Textual: (f. 1v) Table of contents for both parts (added in the 12th century). - (ff. 38v-47r) Translation from the Greek by Julius Valerius. - (ff. 47r-51v) Translation from the Greek by Julius Valerius. Description (Bouwman 2023): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:3619870 Description (Heinsius 1640): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:1551005 Description (Senguerdius & 1716): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:290399 Description (Molhuysen 1912): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:3151098 Description (Catalogus compendiarius 1932): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:491294 Description (Gumbert 2009): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:3161419 Also described by MMDC and A.W. Byvanckgenootschap (database RKD, The Hague).
Reference	Bouwman 2023 = A. Bouwman, Inventory of western medieval manuscripts held by Leiden University Libraries. Leiden 2023 Catalogus compendiarius 1932 = [H.P. Blok,] Catalogus compendiarius continens codices omnes manuscriptos qui in Bibliotheca Academiae Lugduno-Batavae asservantur. Vol. 1 (Leiden 1932), Chotzen 1946 = T.M.T. Chotzen, 'The Leyden manuscript of Leges Wallicae'. In: Bulletin of the Board of Celtic studies 12 (1946-1948), p. 86-87. Cleaver 2018 = L. Cleaver, 'The Monastic Library at Le Bec'. In: In: B. Pohl & L.L. Gathagan (eds.) A companion to the Abbey of Le Bec in the Central Middle Ages (11th-13th centuries). Leiden 2018, p. 171-205, Davis 1989 = R.H.c. Davis, The medieval warhorse: origin, development and redevelopment. London 1989, Echard 1998 = S. Echard, Arthurian narrative in the Latin tradition. Cambridge 1998, Gerritsen 1963 = W.P. Gerritsen, Die Wrake van Ragisel. [Ph.D Utrecht]. Assen 1963, Gumbert 2009 = J.P. Gumbert, Illustrated Inventory of Medieval Manuscripts. Vol. 2. Leiden, Universiteitsbibliotheek BPL (Hilversum 2009), Heinsius 1640 = [D. Heinsius], Catalogus bibliothecæ publicae lugduno-batavae. Lugd.Batavorum 1640 Hermans & 1982 = J.M.M. Hermans & E.M.C. van Houts, 'the history of a membrum disiectum of the Gesta Normannorum Ducum, now Vatican, Reg. Lat. 733 fol. 51'. In: Mededelingen van het Nederlands Instituur te Rome N.S. 9/10 (1982), p. 79-94, 219-226 Lieftinck 1964 = G.I. Lieftinck, Manuscrits datés conservés dans les Pays-Bas. Vol. 1. Les manuscrits d'origine étrangère, 816-c.1550 (Amsterdam 1964), Meuwese 2005 = M. Meuwese, King Arthur in the Netherlands. [Exhib.cat.] Bibliotheca Philosphica Hermetica. Amsterdam 2005, MMDC = Medieval Manuscripts in Dutch Collections Molhuysen 1912 = P.C. Molhuysen, Codices Bibliothecae Publicae Latini. Leiden 1912, Pohl 2018 = B. Pohl, 'Robert of Torigni and Le Bec: The Man and the Myth'. In: B. Pohl & L.L. Gathagan (eds.) A companion to the Abbey of Le Bec in the Central Middle Ages (11th-13th centuries). Leiden 2018, p. 94-124, Senguerdius & 1716 = W. Senguerdius & al., Catalogus librorum tam impressorum quam manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Publicae Universitatis Lugduno-Batavae. Leiden 1716, Van Houts 1978 = E.M.C. van Houts, 'Quelques remarques sur les interpolations attribuées à Orderic Vital dans les Gesta Normannorum Ducum de Guillaumes de Jumièges'. In: Revue d'histoire des textes 8 (1978), p. 213-222. Van Houts 1982 = E.M.C. van Houts, Gesta Normannorum Ducum. Een studie over de handschriften, de tekst, het geschiedwerk en het genre. [Ph.D]. Groningen 1982. Van Houts 1991 = L. van Houts, 'Geschiedschrijving en patronage in de middeleeuwen'. In: Spiegel historiael 26 (1991), Van Houts 2018 = E. van Houts, 'The Writing of History at Le Bec'. In: B. Pohl & L.L. Gathagan (eds.) A companion to the Abbey of Le Bec in the Central Middle Ages (11th-13th centuries). Leiden 2018, p. 125-143, Verbeke & 1987 = W. Verbeke & al. (eds.), Arturus rex. Vol. 1. Catalogus: Koning Artur en de Nederlanden (Leuven 1987). Weston 2018 = J. Weston, 'Manuscripts and Book Production at Le Bec'. In: In: B. Pohl & L.L. Gathagan (eds.) A companion to the Abbey of Le Bec in the Central Middle Ages (11th-13th centuries). Leiden 2018, p. 144-170,
Language	Latin
Country	France
Extent	electronic resource
Published/created	Part 1: France ; Le Bec Abbey, Normandy, 12th century, 1138-1139 - Part 2: France, northern part ; Le Bec Abbey, Normandy?, 12th century, second quarter