B. See vol. i., Int.,
Various Types of the Text.
Large folio on vellum.
[H. Cordier, Odoric, pp. cviii-cxiii.].
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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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Bib. nationale, No. 10,270 (now Fr. 5649)
French.
This is Pauthier's MS. C. (See as before.) It is that which has the
certificate about the original presented to the Seigneur de Cepoy; see
Int., p. 69.
At the end is Bertran Pichart scripsit hoc. Small 4to, parchment,
in a clear enough half-current hand; 134 ff.
Came from the library of the Archb. of Rheims. [Middle of the 15th
century.]
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