GB 0103 MS GERM 7 - Colonne Translation (German)

1 volume containing 156 leaves

The manuscript was bought by the bookseller Thorpe at the sale of the Kloss collection in London in 1835 for Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792-1872), baronet, an antiquary and bibliophile whose collection included c60,000 manuscripts of various kinds, some relating to the administration of Swiss towns. Various manuscripts were sold after Sir Thomas's death, some to the German government, and were dispersed to several libraries. Formerly Phillipps MS 9065. Also bearing the ex libris of Dr Roemer (inside front cover) and of Georgius Kloss, MD, Francofurti ad Moenum (f 1r), and the following numbers: a 45.827; 1126; 510.
GB 0103 MS GERM 7 13th century, 1320, 15th century Collection (fonds) 1 volume containing 156 leaves Unknown
Guido Delle Colonne: born, possibly in Sicily, c1215; jurist, poet, and author of several Latin chronicles and histories, whose version of the Troy legend was important in bringing the story to Italians and, through various translations, into other literatures; a poet of the Sicilian school, a group of early Italian vernacular poets; died, possibly in Sicily, c1290.

The manuscript was bought by the bookseller Thorpe at the sale of the Kloss collection in London in 1835 for Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792-1872), baronet, an antiquary and bibliophile whose collection included c60,000 manuscripts of various kinds, some relating to the administration of Swiss towns. Various manuscripts were sold after Sir Thomas's death, some to the German government, and were dispersed to several libraries. Formerly Phillipps MS 9065. Also bearing the ex libris of Dr Roemer (inside front cover) and of Georgius Kloss, MD, Francofurti ad Moenum (f 1r), and the following numbers: a 45.827; 1126; 510.

Presented to University College London by Lord Crawford in 1911.

Manuscript volume, 15th century, containing a German translation of Guido Delle Colonne, 'Historia Troiana and Alexander Der Grosse' (history of Troy and Alexander the Great, ff 1r-97v and 98r-154v respectively). The binding bears on the back: Romances. M.S.

The binding includes strips of parchment from manuscripts of the 13th century and 1320.

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German, Bavarian dialect. Gothic script; Carolingian minuscule and Gothic cursive on the binding strips.
Paper manuscript bound in the original oak boards, covered with stamped pigskin. One hand throughout. Initials in red, flourished with blue, or vice versa, except on folios 1r and 98r, which are of gold leaf, flourished with red. 31cm.

Dorothy K Coveney, A Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of University College London (London, 1935); N R Ker, Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, i (London and Oxford, 1969); handlist at University College London Special Collections.

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica online. Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Aug 2001 Alexander , 356-323 BC , known as the Great , King of Macedonia Ancient history Colonne , Guido Delle , c 1215-c 1290 , jurist, poet and Latin prose writer Folk literature Historical periods History Legends Literary forms and genres Literature

Presented to University College London by Lord Crawford in 1911.

Manuscript volume, 15th century, containing a German translation of Guido Delle Colonne, 'Historia Troiana and Alexander Der Grosse' (history of Troy and Alexander the Great, ff 1r-97v and 98r-154v respectively). The binding bears on the back: Romances. M.S.

The binding includes strips of parchment from manuscripts of the 13th century and 1320.

Open.

Normal copyright restrictions apply.

• English

• Latin

German, Bavarian dialect. Gothic script; Carolingian minuscule and Gothic cursive on the binding strips.

Dorothy K Coveney, A Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of University College London (London, 1935); N R Ker, Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, i (London and Oxford, 1969); handlist at University College London Special Collections.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• English