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BnF Français 25516 is a late-13th centuryOn Gallica, under 'detailed information', the manuscript date is given as 1275-90. Se
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The quarto manuscript has 209 folios, with Old French text written in two columns in a small 13th-c hand. It is heavily illuminated, and the illuminations are accompanied by explanatory rubrics. Large initials are found at the beginnings of chapters and other significant passages; the usual small initials are done alternately in red and blue.Förster 1.
It contains four romances:
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File:Miniature, Beuve de Hanton, ms. 25516 fr. of the BnF, fol. 1v.png, ''Bevis of Hampton'',
fol. 1v. File:Miniature and rubric from Elie de Saint-Gilles, ms. 25516 fr. of the BnF, fol. 84r.png, ''Elie de Saint-Gilles'',
fol. 84r. File:Miniature and rubric from Elie de Saint-Gilles, ms. 25516 fr. of the BnF, fol. 95r.png, ''Elie de Saint-Gilles'',
fol. 95r. File:Miniature, Aiol, ms. 25516 fr. of the BnF, fol. 133v.png, ''Aiol and Mirabel'',
fol. 133v. File:Incipit and miniature from Robert le Diable, ms. 25516 fr. of the BnF, fol. 174r.png, ''Robert le diable'',
fol. 174r.
Français 25516
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BnF Français 25516
on ''Archives de littérature du moyen âge''. Laurent Brun, updated May 2, 2018. {{DEFAULTSORT:BnF Francais 25516 13th-century illuminated manuscripts Bibliothèque nationale de France collections
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
The Bibliothèque nationale de France (, 'National Library of France'; BnF) is the national library of France, located in Paris on two main sites known respectively as ''Richelieu'' and ''François-Mitterrand''. It is the national repository ...
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The quarto manuscript has 209 folios, with Old French text written in two columns in a small 13th-c hand. It is heavily illuminated, and the illuminations are accompanied by explanatory rubrics. Large initials are found at the beginnings of chapters and other significant passages; the usual small initials are done alternately in red and blue.Förster 1.
It contains four romances:
# ''Bevis of Hampton
Bevis of Hampton ( fro, Beuve(s) or or ; Anglo-Norman: ; it, Buovo d'Antona) or Sir Bevois, was a legendary English hero and the subject of Anglo-Norman, Dutch, French, English, Venetian,Hasenohr, 173–4. and other medieval metrical chivalr ...
'' (1–75); 22 miniatures
# '' Elie de Saint Gille'' (76–95); 6 miniatures
# ''Aiol and Mirabel
''Aiol and Mirabel'' is an Old French chanson de geste. Originating probably in the late twelfth century, the oldest copy in Old French dates from circa 1280.''Bibliothèque nationale de France'', archives et manuscrits, Français 25516consult on ...
'' (96–173); 11 miniatures
# ''Robert the Devil
Robert the Devil () is a legend of medieval origin about a Norman knight who discovers he is the son of Satan. His mother, despairing of heaven's aid in order to obtain a son, had asked for help from the devil. Robert's satanic instincts propel h ...
'' (174–209); 11 miniatures
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fol. 1v. File:Miniature and rubric from Elie de Saint-Gilles, ms. 25516 fr. of the BnF, fol. 84r.png, ''Elie de Saint-Gilles'',
fol. 84r. File:Miniature and rubric from Elie de Saint-Gilles, ms. 25516 fr. of the BnF, fol. 95r.png, ''Elie de Saint-Gilles'',
fol. 95r. File:Miniature, Aiol, ms. 25516 fr. of the BnF, fol. 133v.png, ''Aiol and Mirabel'',
fol. 133v. File:Incipit and miniature from Robert le Diable, ms. 25516 fr. of the BnF, fol. 174r.png, ''Robert le diable'',
fol. 174r.
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Français 25516
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
The Bibliothèque nationale de France (, 'National Library of France'; BnF) is the national library of France, located in Paris on two main sites known respectively as ''Richelieu'' and ''François-Mitterrand''. It is the national repository ...
BnF Français 25516
on ''Archives de littérature du moyen âge''. Laurent Brun, updated May 2, 2018. {{DEFAULTSORT:BnF Francais 25516 13th-century illuminated manuscripts Bibliothèque nationale de France collections