Ardal dynodi
Cod cyfeirnod
Teitl
Dyddiad(au)
- [14 cent.]. (Creation)
Lefel y disgrifiad
Ffeil
Maint a chyfrwng
65 ff. : Vellum ; 304 x 210 mm. Calf.
Ardal cyd-destun
Enw'r crëwr
Hanes archifol
Purchased at the sale of Louis Philippe's books (book-stamp 'Bibliotheque du roi, Palais royal' on p. 1; sale-cat., 1852, pt I, lot 1306); formerly in the possession of N. J. Foucault (d. 1721); bookplate of arms of N. J. Foucault ('Nicolai Joseph Foucault, Comitis Consistoriani') and also his arms stamped in gilt on covers, surmounted by those of Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse, Amiral de France (d. 1737), or his son Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duc de Penthievre, Amiral de France (d. 1793) (see J. Guigard, Nouvel Armorial du Bibliotheque, vol. I, 1890, pp. 53, 54); a signed note by Foucault on the fly-leaf states that the manuscript was sent to him on 12 November 1703 by 'M. de Charance, directeur des fermes de Languedoc a Montpellier'.
Ffynhonnell
Ardal cynnwys a strwythur
Natur a chynnwys
A 14th century manuscript in French prose containing the romance of Ywain (Owain ap Thomas ap Rhodri, otherwise Owain Lawgoch, otherwise Yvain de Galles (c. 1300-1378)). There is a rubric heading: 'Ceste liure est le liure de monseignor Y. et parole de maint buen cheualiers' and the text begins 'En ceste partie dit li contes que misser Yuain le fis au roi Vrien cheuauchait par une grant forest qui estoit apellee la perilleuse foreste ...'. The episode of the lion and dragon fighting (cf. Chrestien de Troyes, Le Chevalier au Lion, ll. 3341 sqq.) occurs on p. 1. There is a lacuna after p. 2. The text ends imperfectly. Inserted at the beginning is a letter to Lord Ashburnham from Thomas Boone the bookseller, 29 New Bond Street, 10 April [1852], concerning his purchase, on 'Ld. A.'s' behalf, of the following lots [at the Louis Philippe sale]: 1108 [Ashburnham Appendix 16] for 1605 fr., 1115 (Ashburnham Appendix 152) for 2150 fr., 1303 (Ashburnham Appendix 167, formerly Williams MS 529, now NLW MS 443D) for 1250 fr. and 1306 (formerly Williams MS 530, now NLW MS 444D) for 1960 fr. The manuscript includes coloured drawings illustrating the text, and a few illuminated initials.
Gwerthuso, dinistrio ac amserlennu
Croniadau
System o drefniant
Ardal amodau mynediad a defnydd
Amodau rheoli mynediad
Access to the original manuscript by authorised permission only. Readers are directed to use surrogate copies.
Amodau rheoli atgynhyrchu
Usual copyright laws apply.
Iaith y deunydd
Sgript o ddeunydd
Nodiadau iaith a sgript
French, Middle (ca. 1300-1600).
Cyflwr ac anghenion technegol
Cymhorthion chwilio
Ardal deunyddiau perthynol
Bodolaeth a lleoliad y gwreiddiol
Bodolaeth a lleoliad copïau
Digital version available http://hdl.handle.net/10107/5152608 (February 2020)
Available on microfilm at the Library.
Unedau o ddisgrifiad cysylltiedig
Ardal nodiadau
Nodiadau
Formerly Ashburnham Appendix 164 (Sotheby's sale-catalogue, 1 May 1899, lot 103); Williams MS 530.
Nodiadau
Title based on contents.
Nodiadau
Preferred citation: NLW MS 444D [RESTRICTED ACCESS].