Alain Chartier, La belle dame sans mercy. And other texts

AuthorAlain Chartier

Shelfmark The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 71 E 49

Origin & date France; c. 1470-1480

Physical description

Paper (and vellum), ff. 340, 285x195 (c. 200x100/70) mm, 2 columns, 35 lines, littera cursiva. French. Binding: 18th-century brown leather, gilt on spine

Illumination

1 miniature (83x102 mm) with border decoration; 1 coloured drawing (unframed; coat of arms); 1 illustration in the margin (coat of arms); decorated initials with border decoration (ff. 9r, 29r, 39r, 50r, 65r, etc.)

Provenance

Member of the family Toulongeon (15th century). Purchased in 1761 by G.-J. Gérard of Brussels; acquired in 1832 as part of the collection of Gérard (no. A 54)

Bibliography

Brandhorst & Broekhuijsen-Kruijer 1985, no. 99. - Inventaris 2 1993, p. 46

Note

Only vellum leaf is bifolium inserted for miniature

All catalogue fields

Type	Manuscript book
NU	xx
Language of record	nl
Source project(s)	MSS; BYVANCK; KBMSS
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 71 E 49
Title (index form)	La belle dame sans mercy
Language of origin code	fr
Place of origin	France
Date of origin	1470-1480
Related names/collections	Gérard, G.-J., Coll.
Language	French
Language (Dutch)	Frans
Classification code	01 E
Geographic code	01 FR

3 illuminations catalogued

f. 8vcoloured drawing (unframed)

Coat of arms

1470-1480

46A122(...)1

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	427
Sequence (global)	3002
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 71 E 49
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 71 E 49
Image size (mm)	155x135
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	8v
Language of origin code	0 France
Note	Not available = 71E49_008V_MIN.JPG

f. 9rminiature

A man and a woman playing chess

1470-1480

43C521(+21)43C5212(+0)

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	428
Sequence (global)	3003
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 71 E 49
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 71 E 49
Image size (mm)	85x120
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	9r
Language of origin code	0 France
Note	Not available = 71E49_009R_MIN.JPG

f. 9rmargin

Coat of arms

1470-1480

46A122(...)1

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	429
Sequence (global)	3004
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 71 E 49
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 71 E 49
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	9r
Language of origin code	0 France
Note	Not available = 71E49_009R_MIN.JPG