The embroidered hands on the Khan's robe form an inscription, in
which is legible "Johannes me facit." This Mr. Coxe attributes
to John of Cologne, a known artist of the 14th century. He considers
the MS. to be of about 1380. The Alexander is dated 1338, and its
illuminations as finished in 1344 by Jehan de Gruse. [See supra,
p. 528, note.]
A comparison of a good many readings, as well as of the point where the
version breaks off, and the words: "Explicii la Livre nomme du Gerunt
Gann de la Graunt Cite de Cambaluc, Dieux ayda Amien," indicate that
this MS. is of the same type as Pauthier's C (No. 20 in this List) and
the Bern. MS. (No 63).
The name given in the colophon as above has caused the work to be
entered in the old Printed Catalogue under a wrong title. Hence the MS.,
as one of Marco Polo, has been overlooked.
[P. Meyer, Romania, XI., 1882, pp. 290-301. E. W.B. Nicholson;
Personal. - H. C]
9
OXFORD
Merton College, No. 312
Latin.
Pipino's; followed by Hayton, and Palladius de Agricultura.
Coxe, Catal. Codd. MSS. Oxen. Pt. I., p. 123.
10
CAMBRIDGE
University Library, D. d. I. 17, No. 12
Latin.
Pipino's.
The same folio contains Jacques de Vitry, Hayton, several works on
Mahommedanism, among others that of William of Tripoli (vol. i. p. 23),
Piers Plowman, etc., etc.
Catal. of MSS. in Lib. of Camb. University, I. 22.
11
CAMBRIDGE
University Library, D. d. VIII. 7
Latin.
Fragment of Marci Pauli Veneti Historia Tartarorum (probably
Pipino's)
Catal. of MSS. in Lib. of Camb. University, I. 22.
12
CAMBRIDGE
Gonville and Caus College, No. 162
Latin.
Pipino's; with Odoric, and other works relating to Asia. [H. Cordier,
Odoric, p. lxviii.]
Catal. of MSS. of Gonville and Caius Coll. Library, by Ref. J.J. Smith,
1849.
13
GLASGOW
Hunterian Collection, S. 5. 7
Latin.
Pipino's Version, with illuminated initials, in a volume containing
Guido Colonna's Hist. destruct. Trojae; De Gestis Alex. Magni;
Turpinus de Gestis Caroli Magni; M.P.V.; Oderichus de Mirabilibus
Tartariae. Parchment, 4to.
Note by Rev. Prof. W.P. Dickson, D.D.
14
GLASGOW
Hunterian Collection Q. 6. 21
Latin.
Pipino's also with illuminated initials, and also followed by Odoric.
Parchment, 4to.
Note by Rev. Prof. W.P. Dickson, D.D.
15
IRELAND
Lismore Castle, and a transcript in Library of Royal Irish Academy, Dublin
Irish.
See vol. i., Introduction, Irish Version, pp. 102-103.
Curry's Lectures, and special Note by Mr. J. Long, Dublin.
16
Dublin
Trinity College, No. 632
Latin.
Marco Polo: Itinerarium (ff. 43), 4to; 15th century. In a collection of
"Historical and Miscellaneous Treatises" comprising: Leges S. Edwardi
per Will. Conq. confirmatae; De Fundatoribus Eccles. quarundam in
Anglia, etc.
Cat. of the MSS. in the Lib. Trinity College, Dublin, ... by T.K.
Abbott, 1900, p. 105.
FRANCE.
17
PARIS
Bib. nationale, No. 7367 (now Fr. 1116)
French.
This is the most precious of all MSS. of Polo. It has been fully spoken
of (vol. i., Int., The Old French Text) under the name of the
Geographic Text or (G.T.), because it was printed by the
Societe de Geographie in 1824. [See I, p. 83]
A large 4to of thick parchment; 112 ff.; very clearly though not very
neatly written in Gothic text. - 14th century.
A facsimile of this MS. has been made this year (1902) at Karlsruhe.
(See App. H. p. 569.)
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18
PARIS
Bib. nationale, No. 8329 (now Fr. 2810)
French.
"Ce Liure est des // Merueilles du Monde. Cest assavoir de la Terre //
Saincte. Du Grant Kaan Empereur des tartars. // Et du pays Dynde. Le Quel
// Liure Jehan Duc de Bourgoingne donna // a son oncle Jehan fils de Roy
de // France duc de Berry et Dauviergne, Conte // de Poitou, Detampes. de
Bouloingne. et Dauvergne. // Et contient le dit Liure six // Livres. Cest
assavoir. Marc Pol. Frere Odric de lordre des // freres meneurs. Le Liure
fait a la requeste du Cardinal Taleran de // Pierregort. L'Estat du Grant
Kaan. Le Liure de Messire Guillaume // de Mandeville. Le Liure de Frere
Jehan Hayton de lordre de premonstre. // Le Liure de Frere Bicul de
lordre des freres Prescheurs // - Et sont en ce dit Liure Deux cens
soixante six // hystoires."
Signed by N. Flamel.
Then follows.
1 deg. Marco Polo: "Cy apres commence le liure de Marc Paule des
merveilles daise la grant et dinde la maiour et mineur Et des diuerses
regions du monde." - Begins: "Pour sauoir la pure verite de diuerses
regions du monde. Si prenez ce liure cy et le faictes lire. Si y
trouuerez les grandismes merueilles qui y sont escriptes...."
Ends (Fol. 96 verso): "Et a tant fine messire marc pol son liure de la
diuision du monde et des merueilles dicelluy."
Of the 266 histoires or miniatures in this splendid book, 84 belong to
the story of Polo. We have given engravings of several of them. Its
value is estimated in the catalogue of the Library of the Duc de Berry
in 1416 (quoted by Pauthier) at 125 livres, equivalent (if parisis)
to about 115l. This is Pauthier's MS. B. See vol. i., Int.,
Various Types of the Text.
Large folio on vellum.
[H. Cordier, Odoric, pp. cviii-cxiii.].
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19
PARIS
Bib. Nationale, No. 10260 (now Fr. 5631)
French.
"Ci commencement les rebriches de cest Livre qui est appelez le
Deuisement du Monde, lequel je Gringoires contrefais du Livre de Messire
Marc Pol le meilleur citoien de Venisse creant Crist."
At the beginning of the Text is a coarse drawing of Kublai on his
bretesche, carried by four elephants (vol. i., p. 337); and after the
prologue another apparently representing the Princess Aijaruc wrestling
with her wooer (vol. ii. p. 465).
This is Pauthier's MS. A. (vol. i, Int., Various Types of the Text),
and also was in the Duc de Berry's Library, values at 6 livres 5 sols.
[Second half of the 14th cent.].
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20
PARIS
Bib.
