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Title
Date(s)
- [early 16 cent.] / (Creation)
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File
Extent and medium
279 pp. ; 307 x 207 mm.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Purchased at the sale of Louis Phillippe's books (book-stamp on p. 1, sale-cat., 1852, pt I, lot 1303); Sotheby's sale-catalogue of Ashburnham Appendix, 1 May 1899, lot 106.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A manuscript, early 16th century, containing part of the French prose romance of Tristan, transcribed by [Pierre] Sala (c. 1457-1529), who has prefixed a dedication to the French king in 22 lines, beginning 'Pour obeyr, sire, au commandement ...' and naming himself 'Vostre Sala, très-humble en vostre chambre'; this dedication is printed in the Louis Philippe sale-cat. and also (less accurately) in La Croix du Maine and Du Verdier, Bibliothèques Françoises, vol. V (Paris, 1773), p. 342, reprinted by G. Guigue in his edition of Pierre Sala's Le Livre d'Amitié (Lyon, 1884), p. 50. The manuscript is illustrated with coloured drawings.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access to the original manuscript by authorised permission only. Readers are directed to use surrogate copies.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
French, Middle (ca. 1300-1600).
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Available on microfilm at the Library.
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Notes area
Note
Formerly Ashburnham Appendix 167 (see Catalogue of Ashburnham Appendix [1861]; 217 in manuscript itself); Williams MS 529.
Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 443D [RESTRICTED ACCESS].
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Name access points
- Sala, Pierre, c. 1457-1529 (Subject)