Paris, BNF fr. 95,
ff. 113v-162v Thérouanne, c. 1290-1300 14 images |
London, BL Add. 10292, ff. 76-101 Saint-Omer, c. 1316 27 images |
Amsterdam, BPH 1, ii, ff. 1-37 Saint-Omer, c. 1316 1 image for Merlin, no Suite Vulgate |
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S II 3. 1 MM 18. 1 |
fr. 95, f. 113v Council of the devils; Conception of Merlin, engendered in the (unnamed) pious daughter of a preudom by the devil; top border: dragon terminal bites knight centaur wielding sword; stag's head terminal; bottom border: archer has pierced with his arrow an old man terminal in academic hat. |
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f.
76r Rubric: Ensi que Diex brisa infer et li dyable tienent leur parlement borders E, foliate initial Text: En ceste partie dist li contes que moult fu iries li anemis quant nostre Sires ot este en enfer... |
Amst. 1, ii, f. 1 No rubric Harrowing of Hell; Council of the devils; border, top: ape holding distaff; hare; botto: seated ape, ape holding bag of stones points to owl on perch, two birds in flight, creature (erased) roped to tree. M, foliate initial Text: Moult furent irie anemi quant nostre sires ot este en ynfier... |
S II 8. 35 MM 37. 1 |
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77v Rubric: Ensi comme li dyables engenra Merlin. L, champie initial Text: Lors avint que a un samedi au soir entra sa suer en la maison... |
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S II 12. 8 MM 48. 33 |
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78v Rubric: Ensi que la mere Merlin tient son enfant en la tour ou elle est en prison T, champie initial Text: Tout ensi com li preudons l'ot devise il le fisent... |
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S II 14. 42 M 59+var |
Fr. 95 f. 120 Trial of Merlin's Mother: the child Merlin stands by the fire addressing the judge and people on behalf of his mother who stands behind with her ladies, wringing her hands; top border: knight terminals fight dragon terminals with swords; bottom: ape sitting in border terminals |
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S II 15. 8 MM 60. 9 |
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79v Rubric: Ensi que Merlins parole au juge por delivrer sa mere. L, champie initial Text: Lors saut avant Merlins et dist que che ne sera mie si tost qu'ele sera arse... |
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S II 19. 15 MM 73. 63 |
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80v Rubric: Ensi que Merlins fait escrire .i. livre plain de merveilles a Blase sen clerc. L, champie initial Text: Lors quist Blaises ce que mestier li fu... |
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S II 20. 15 MM 76. 6 |
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81r Rubric: Ensi que . xii. hommes armes tuerent le roy meismes leur signeur. E, champie initial Text: En ceste partie dist li contes qu'il ot uns rois en Engleterre qui ot a non Constans... |
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S II 21. 5 M 78 |
Fr. 95 f. 123v Mounted combat with lances between Maines (son of Vertiger) and the Saxons; murder of Maines, pierced with a sword; top border: knight terminals with swords and shield or a chief azure fretty argent [white] and azure fretty argent [white] a chief or; affronted heads. |
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S II 21. 27 MM 80. 5 |
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81v Rubric: Ensi que li roys Verteger demande a se clergie por quoi se tour ne pot tenir. Q, champie initial Text: Quant il l'orent mort si ne trouverent onques qui granment en parlast... |
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S II 24. 7 M 88+var, |
Fr. 95 f. 125v King Vertiger consulting his Wise Men as to why the tower will not stand; King Vertiger sending out messengers on horseback for Merlin; top border: lion terminal bites hooded rebec-playing lion. |
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S II 28. 23 MM 102. 76 |
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83v Rubric: Ensi que li .iiii. messagier enmeinent Merlin et .i. vilains aloit devant qui porta son quir sor .i. baston. B, champie initial Text: Bele mere on m'est venu querre de estraignes terres... |
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S II 30. 32 MM 108. 46 |
Add. f. 84r Rubric: Ensi que Merlins divise au roy Verteger comment se tour porra tenir. L, champie initial Text: Lors s'en alerent li message et li rois mismes chevalcha apres aus... |
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S II 33. 1 MM 114. 22 |
Add. f. 84v Rubric: Ensi que Merlins monstre au roy Verteger les merveilles de deus serpens. L, champie initial Text: Lors apela Merlin si li demanda liquels des .ii. dragons vainteroit... COMPARISONS -WITHDRAWN FOR COPYRIGHT REASONS |
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S II 35. 28 MM 121. 13 |
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85v no rubric C, champie initial Text: Chi endroit dist li contes que Merlins se tint grant piece avoec Blayse... |
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S II 36. 25+var M 123+ var S |
Fr. 95 f. 132 Death of Vertiger: Uter and Pendragon and their knights on horseback watch King Vertiger's castle on fire with the king inside; Vertiger's men surrender to Uter and Pendragon, handing them the key of the castle; bottom border: affronted knight terminals. |
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II 37. 39+var M 134+var |
Fr. 95 f. 134 Merlin in the semblance of an old man before Pandragon and his men; Pandragon and his men ride to Uter's camp; top border: female terminals, one holding her hair, the other looking at herself in a mirror; bottom, 2 female terminals, one emptying a bag of coins into a chest, the other holding a jug and drinking from a bowl |
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S II 41. 5 MM 138. 1 |
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87r Rubric: Ensi que .i. rois chevauche a grant plente de gent et parole a son neveu. (frere; not neveu) L, champie initial Text: Lors prinst Merlins congie al roy Pandragon..... |
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S II 41. 38 MM 141. 18 |
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87r Rubric: Ensi que Merlins en gise dun garcon porta .i. letre au
roy Pandragon et a Utas sen frere. E, champie initial Text: Ensi comme Merlins le dist le fist il... |
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S II 44. 7 MM 150. 66 |
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88r Rubric: Ensi que uns ons se fet malades et Merlins li devise sa mort. par devant le Roy. E, champie initial Text: Ensi remest Merlins a Pandragon et a Uter son frere... |
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S II 47. 22 MM 161. 1 |
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89r Rubric: Ensi que .i. ons pent en leuwe et si noie et si brise le col. A, champie initial Text: A un jour lonc tans apres que li hons qui ensi devoit morir... |
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S II 47. 27 M 161+var |
Fr. 95 f. 138v Merlin's prophecy: triple death of the unbelieving baron who falls headlong from his horse off a bridge into the river, breaking his neck, strangling himself in his horse's reins, and drowning; top border: ape cleric terminal holding book; male and female head terminals; bottom: hare; male terminal holding 2 swords |
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S II 51. 8 MM 173. 23 |
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90r Rubric: Ensi que .i. bataille des saines et du roy Pandragon en lequel li rois fu ocis. A, champie initial Text: A cel conseil n'ot que Pandragon et Uter et quant il oirent ce si en oirent moult mervelle... |
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S II 52. 6 M 176 |
Fr. 95, f. 141 Coronation of King Uter; King Uter and Merlin as an old man; top border: male centaur terminal pierces dragon with sword; intertwined dragon-heads; bottom: backturned woman holding distaff and spindle; dragon terminal |
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S II 55. 11 MM 187. 27 |
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91r Rubric: Ensi que gens sient au disner et Merlins apela le roy si lui monstre le lieu wit. L, champie initial Text: Lors dist li rois a Merlin quel gens esliras tu por seor a cele table... |
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S II 60. 34 MM 207. 1 |
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93r Rubric: Ensi que . uns roys et .i. dus sient au disner et Ulfins servoit d’une coupe d’or devant la duchoise. King Uterpandragon sends Bretel with a golden cup filled with wine to Igerne. E, champie initial Text: Ensi se departirent entre Ulfin et Ygerne... |
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S II 63. 36 MM 216. 30 |
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93v Rubric: Ensi que .i. roys assaut .i. castel. f. 94r E, champie initial Text: Ensi assist li rois le duc en son chastel si i ot moult grant assaut... |
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S II 68. 2 M 228 |
Fr. 95 f. 149v King Uter arriving at Tintagel, welcomed at the door; Conception of Arthur: King Uter and Ygern, wife of the Duke of Tintagel, in bed; top border: centaur fights seated man wielding sword, bitten by dragon terminal; bottom: man aiming lance at bird, holding shield chevronny or [yellow] and sable. |
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S II 73. 20 MM 244. 2 |
Fr. 95 f. 152 Ygern and King Uter with their followers make peace; marriage of King Uter and Ygerne; top border: huntsman blows horn, 2 dogs chase stag; bear-tamer playing pipe and tabor, bear standing on its head. |
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96v Rubric: Ensi que .i roy et une royne paraulent ensamble en leur lit. L, champie initial Text: Les noeches del roy et d'Ygerne furent au trentisme jor qu'il avoit geu od lui en sa chambre... |
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S II 76. 1 MM 252. 31 |
Add. f. 97v Rubric: Ensi comme .i. femme bailla .i. enfant a Antor. (Merlin, not Antor?) Q, champie initial Text: Quant la dame entendi son seignor si li dist... |
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S II 76. 12 M 252 |
Fr. 95 f. 153v sm Baby Arthur entrusted to Merlin as old man; bottom border: centaur terminal wielding sword, holding severed lion's head. |
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S II 78. 33 MM 259. 1 |
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98r Rubric: Ensi que .i. roys gist au lit del mort Et Merlins parla a lui par devant ses barons. f. 98v E, champie initial Text: Ensi s'en parti Merlins du roy... |
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S II 80. 21 MM 264. 52 |
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99r Rubric: Ensi que uns archevesques revestus por canter messe parla a Antor par devant le puple. L, champie initial Text: Lors dist li uns a l'autre que c'est li mieudres consaus que nus i puisse metre... |
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S II 81. 23 MM 268. 8 |
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99r Rubric: Ensi que Artu assaie por sakier l'espee hors de l’englume de le perron. (a knight; not Arthur) Q, champie initial Text: Quant cil le virent qui del moustier furent issu si en orent moult grant |
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S II 81. 28+var M 273+var |
Fr. 95 f. 156v Sword in the anvil: bishop and crowds look at it; sword removed by Arthur, who rides up past watching knights on horseback (one shield or a lion sable) and takes sword; top border: two sets of embracing male and female head terminals, entwined; bottom: hare holding banner or a cross sable. |
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S II 82. 30 MM 272. 4 |
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99v Rubric: Ensi que Antor fist jurer le roy Artu sor sains qu’il tenra loyaument convenenche a Keus son fil. L, champie initial Text: Lors si assaierent tuit li uns apres l'autre... |
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S II 84. 23 MM 278. 31 |
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100r Rubric: Ensi que li archevesques bailla l’espee a Artu par devant le puple. S, champie initial Text: Sire vees chi .i. mien enfant fait Antor qui n'est mie chevaliers... |
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101r Rubric: Ensi que uns archevesques tient .i. coronne d’or pour donner au roi Artu qui s’asaioit a l’espee trere E, champie initial Text: Ensi assaierent Artu si qu'en mile maniere ne porent en lui trover nule malvaise teche... |
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S II 88. 14 M 290 |
Fr. 95 f. 159v Arthur draws the Sword again, in the presences of bishop, clerics, and people; Coronation of Arthur: he places the sword on the altar, on which is covered chalice, and is crowned by bishop; top border: 2 stork terminals hold jugs and drink from bowls; bottom: 4 biting dragon terminals. |
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S II 88.18 MM 290. 57 |
Add. f. 101v col. d, line 3 Expl. ...Ensi fu Artus esleus a roy e tint la terre et le regne de Logres lonc tans en pais. |
Edition Sommer II 91.1- |
BNF fr. 95, ff.
162v-354v |
Add. 10292, ff.
102-214v |
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101v col. d,
line 3--216v col. f, line 50 Inc. Et tant qu'il fist un jor a savoir par toute sa terre qu'il tenroit court enforcie... |
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S II 91. 13 |
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f. 102r Rubric: Ensi que li
rois Artu ist hors d’un castel et desconfist .i. bataille par le
conseil Merlin Q, champie initial Text: Quant li arcevesques et li menus pueples voent la desloiaute des barons... |
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S II 93. 30 |
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f. 103r Rubric: Ensi que
.i. grande bataille ou li rois Artu desconfit .vi. roys. et les maine
moult malement Q, champie initial Text: Quant cil qui dehors estoient virent le grant dommage... |
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S II 94. 5 |
Fr. 95 f. 162v Mounted combat between Arthur (dragon staff) and rebels; top border: lion-head terminal. |
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S II 98. 28 |
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f. 104v Rubric: Ensi que
deus messagiers a cheval commandent la royne Helaine a dieu Q, champie initial Text: Quant les .ii. os furent assambles les uns encontre les autres... |
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S II 99. 17 |
Fr. 95 f. 166 Mounted combat between Ulfin, Bretel and the knights of Claudas (including a knight falling forwards, headfirst, from his horse); Ulfin and Bretel before Kings Ban and Bohort; bottom border: intertwined male and female head terminals. |
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S II 100. 17 |
Hand 2 begins on
f. 105r,
continues to f. 160v Add. f. 105r Rubric: Ensi com Ulfins et Bretel joustent a .ii. chevaliers et les ocient et li autre tournent en fuies. A, champie initial Text: Apres ce se desrengent .ii. des .iiii. qui furent remes... |
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S II 101. 32 |
Fr. 95 f. 167 |
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f. 105v Rubric: Ensi comme
Merlins parole au roy Artu. seul a seul. C, champie initial Text: Chi endroit dist li contes que quant li message s'en furent parti del roy Artu... |
S II 109. 32 |
Fr. 95 f. 171v King Arthur's enemy kings riding (shield or a dragon sable); their knights pitch tents outside Bedigran; top border: male terminal aims arrow at centaur wielding sword and buckler. |
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f. 107v Rubric: Ensi que
vi. roy chevauchent et en font porter de lor compaignons en litiere. f. 108r C, champie initial Text: Chi endroit dist li contes que moult furent dolant li .vi. roy... |
S II 111. 1 |
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f. 108r Rubric: Ensi si
comme Merllins et se compaignie sont entre en mer. O, champie initial Text: Orendroit dist li contes que quant Merlins se fu entres en mer... |
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S II 113. 22 |
Fr. 95 f. 173 King Arthur (shield or) and his army, with the dragon banner, advance on horseback; battle of Bedigran; top border: male terminal holding 2 jugs pours into bowl from which a naked man with wild hair is drinking. |
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f. 108v Rubric: Ensi que li
roys Artus et li roys Bans chevauchent et ont ordene lor batailles. C, champie initial Text: Chi endroit dist li contes que quant li rois Artus et li rois Bans orent ordene lor batailles... |
S II 115 |
Fr. 95 f. 173v Battle of Bedrigan, King Arthur shield or, dragon pennant; bottom border: 4 goat-head terminals. |
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S II 116. 1 |
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f. 109v Rubric: Ensi que li
rois Artus se combat au roy Loth et au roy dez . c. chevaliers et a
pluisors autres. Q, champie initial Text: Quant li .iii. roy furent remonte si dient qu'il greveront lor partie.. |
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S II 118. 15 |
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f. 110 Rubric: Ensi que
pluiseur roy qui se combatoient au roy Artu et estoient aussi com
desconfit si se raloient ensamble et font de leur gent .ii. batailles f. 110v A, champie initial Text: A cel conseil que li roys Loth lor donne s'acorderent bien tout li baron... |
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S II 120. 1 |
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f. 111r Rubric: Ensi
com le roys Bans s'en vient a la bataille l'enseigne desploie qui
estoit son senescal. A, champie initial Text: A tant vint li rois Bans de Benoyc a qui li assamblers estoit moult tart... |
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S II 121. 38 |
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f. 111v Rubric: Ensi que li
rois Artus et grant compaignie de chevaliers sont en .i. pavillon. C, champie initial Text: Chi endroit dist li contes que quant li roys Artus ot desconfit les .x. rois... |
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S II 122. 23 |
Fr. 95 f. 177v Merlin as old man has shot 5 ducks (mallards in the text) with one arrow; hunting; Merlin offers a duck to kings Arthur, Ban and Bors ; top border: affronted centaurs with swords hold two heads on long neck-terminals. |
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S II 124. 20 |
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f. 112r Rubric: Ensi com
pluisor roy en le cyte de Sorhaut et on lez rechut a grant joie. C, champie initial Text: Chi endroit dist li contes que moult furent dolant li baron de lor perte... |
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S II 128. 13 |
Fr. 95 f.181 O initial, King Lot and his men ride back to Orcanie. |
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f. 113r Rubric: Ensi comme
uns roys ala coucher avec une royne que la dame n'en sot mot. Arthur sleeps with his sister; conception of Mordred. Text: Chi endroit dist li contes que apres ce que li rois Nantres s'en fu partis de Sorhaut... |
S II 131. 12 |
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f. 114r Rubric: Ensi que li
roys des . c. chevaliers se part d’une cite. a grant compaignie de
chevaliers. E, champie initial Text: En ceste partie dist li contes que quant li troi roy estoient departi de Sorhaut por aler en garnison... |
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S II 133. 17 |
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f. 114v Rubric: Ensi com
Gauwaines et si frere parolent a Galescin son cousin. . Gawain and his brothers talking with Galescin. Text: Ore dist li contes que quant Galescins ot aprises les noveles del roy Artu... |
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S II 134. 28 |
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f. 115r Rubric: Ensi com
Gauvaines et si frere et pluiseur autre chevalcent tout arme. C, champie initial Text: Che fu a l'entree de mai au tans novel... |
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S II 136. 13 |
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f. 115v Rubric: Ensi comme
Gauvaines et si frere. se combatent as Saisnes et en ochient grant
plente et tant qu’il lez desconfirent. Q, champie initial Text: Quant li sesne ont entendu qu'il ont perdu la proie si courent as armes... |
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S II 137. 39 |
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f. 116r Rubric: Ensi comme
li paisant du pais mainent la proie en la cite. Food (cattle and sheep) is taken to Logres. Text: Chi endroit dist li contes que cil qui menerent le viande que li enfant orent conquis... |
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S II 138. 41 |
Fr. 95 f. 186v Mounted combat in which Gauvain defeats Guineman; top border: mask head, male and female head terminals. |
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S II 141. 5 |
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f. 117r Rubric: Ensi que li
roys Artus et sa compaigne sont entre el palais et li roys Leodegan se
lieve contre lui. O, champie initial Text: Or dist li contes que quant li rois Artus se fu partis de Bedingran... |
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S II 145. 25 |
Fr. 95 f. 190v Battle of Carohaise: mounted combat in which Merlin as old man holds the dragon standard; top border: hooded centaur has shot arrow into rear of naked man with lion's head and unicorn's horn, whose eye is being pecked by stork; bottom: hooded male terminal drinking from bowl. |
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S II 144. 1 |
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f. 118r Rubric: Ensi que li roys Bans et pluisour autre se
combate[n]t as Saisnes et en ont moult ocis. Q, champie initial Text: Quant li .xli. compaignon furent hors de la ville... |
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S II 145. 25 |
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Rubric: Ensi que li
rois Artus et sa compaignie se combatent a[s] Sesnes et a lor aidans. image not available
Arthur and his companions attack the Saxons. (2)O, champie initial Text: Ore dist li contes que moult fu grans li estours et pesans... |
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f. 119r Rubric: Ensi que li roys Artus se combat a .i. roy saisne
devant un castel. Arthur kills King Caelenc before Leodegan’s castle. Text: Endementiers qu'il entendoit a la prese desrompre et departit avint que li rois Artus encontra le roy Caelenc... |
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S II 147. 17 |
Fr. 95 f. 191v Battle of Carohaise: Merlin as old man holds the dragon standard again. |
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S II 149. 30 |
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f. 120r Rubric: Ensi com li senescaus Cleodalis est a pie et se
combat vigreusement. O, champie initial Text: Ore dist li contes que illuec ou li senescaus Cleodalis fu a pie... |
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S II 154. 18 |
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f. 121v Rubric: Ensi que li rois Artus jouste au roy Sapharin et
doi autre roy le sievent. Q, champie initial Text: Quant Merlins le voit si li escrie; que est che recreans... |
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S II 154. 35 |
Fr. 95 f. 195v Battle of Carohaise, on a smaller scale, in which a knight is thrust backwards off his horse by a blow of his adversary's lance; bottom border: stone-thrower poised to throw; stone-carrier. |
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S II 156. 7 |
Fr. 95 f. 196v sm Battle of Carohaise: rout of the Saxons. |
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f. 122r Rubric: Ensi com la fille le roy Leodegan a lave le viaire
et le col le roy Artu et puis l’essue d’un doublier. E, champie initial Text: En ceste partie dist li contes que moult furent lie et joiant cil del roialme de Carmelide... |
S II 159. 36 |
Fr. 95 f. 198v sm image not available
Banquet at Leodegan's castle. |
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f. 123r Rubric: Ensi com Merlins a trait a une part lez trois rois
et parole a euls a conseil. O, champie initial Text: Ore dist li contes que moult furent bien assis al souper et servi de viandes et de vins... |
S II 160. 32 |
Fr. 95 f. 199v image not available
A spy reports to King Tradelinant; mounted combat at the battle of
Arondel; top border: centaur-knight terminals fight with swords (or 3
besants azure, or a saltire azure); seated man holds owl on wrist;
bottom: man with 2 swords attacks seated naked man with orange horned
mask-head. |
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f. 123v Rubric: Ensi com li
roys Tradelinans fu en sa cite de Norgales et uns valles li dist
novelles des saisnes. A spy tells King Tradelmans that the Saxons invade his lands. C, champie initial Text: Chi endroit dist li contes que quant li rois Tradelmans fu venus a Norgales. |
S II 164. 5 |
Fr. 95 f. 201 Q initial, city of Coringhes attacked by sappers of King Aguichant. |
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f. 124r Rubric: Ensi que li
sesne boutent le fu en un castel. et ocient quinqu’il ataignent. C, champie initial Text: Chi endroit dist li contes que quant li rois Aguiscans s'en fu venus en sa cyte de Coranges... |
S II 168. 13 |
Fr. 95 f. 203v King Nantes de Garlot hears news of the defeat of the Saxons from a messenger; battle of Briolande: mounted combat with lances; bottom border: knight winds up his crossbow. |
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f. 125v Rubric: Ensi come
doi message sont devant un roy et li dient lor message. Messengers announce another invasion of the Saxons to King Nantres. Text: Chi endroit dist li contes que quant li rois Nantres vit qu'il avoit perdu son fil Galescin si en fu moult dolens et courecies... |
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S II 180. 12 |
Fr. 95 f. 210 C initial: Merlin as old man relating his adventures to Blaise. |
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f. 129r Rubric: Ensi com Merlli[n]s entre en une cite et devant lui
plente de bestes. C, champie initial Text: Chi endroit dist li contes que quant Merlins ot conte a Blaise toutes les aventures de la terre... |
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S II 206. 16 |
Fr. 95 f. 223 Merlin as old man dictates to Blaise who sits writing; top border: affronted knight terminals fight with lances; bottom: hooded dragon terminal. |
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f. 137r Rubric: Ensi que Gavaine est devant maistre Blaise et li
conte lez aventures et il les mist en escrit (Merlin, not Gauvain) E, champie initial Text: En cheste partie dist li contes que quant Gauvain et si compaignon se furent melle a Thaurus... |
S II 210. 1 |
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f. 138r Rubric: Ensi com Merlins siet deles damoisele d’encoste une
fontaine si li monstre de ses gieus. Q, champie initial Text: Quant Merlins ot asses pense si s'avanche et l'a toutes fois saluee... |
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S II 244.12 |
Fr. 95 f. 242v King Leodegan negociating his daughter's marrige to King Arthur; King Arthur and his men riding out of Carohaise; top border: hybrid terminals holding axes; bottom: affronted centaurs. |
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S II 278. 39 |
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f. 159r Rubric: Ensi com li
rois Bans gist avec sa femme et songa .i. songe dont il ot grant paor. E, champie initial Text: En cel soigne ou li rois Bans estoit li fu avis que quant la vois qui chou li ot dit s'en parti... |
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S II 279. 22 |
Fr. 95 f. 259v C initial, Merlin explaining Queen Elaine's dream to King Ban of Beno |
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f. 159v Rubric: Ensi comme
li roys Bans parole a Merlin et li conte sa vision de son songe.
King Ban asks Merlin what his wife’s dream signifies. C, champie initial Text: Chi endroit dist li contes que a .i. jour vint li rois Bans a Merlin et li dist... |
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f. 159v Rubric: Ensi com
Merlins a dit la senefiance dez so[n]ges et prent congie as trois rois.
A, champie initial Text: A tant s'en parti Merlins des .iii. rois et s'en ala a s'amie ki l'atendoit... |
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S II 281.5 |
Fr. 95 f. 261 Gauvain and his knights ride up to Benoic; King Arthur and his knights at sea in 2 sailboats; top border: double-headed trumpeter terminal, hybrid creature; bottom: bagpiper turns back to look at mummer peeping out of tall hairy body with stag's head; long-beaked bird; hybrid terminal with long horns. |
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S II 281. 31 |
Fr. 95 f. 261v Merlin as old man in the forest; Julius Caesar in bed, dreaming of a sow with a circle of gold on its head; top: two men fight over a gaming board; bottom: falconer holding bird and lure; hybrid long-beaked terminal. |
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f. 160r Rubric: Ensi com
l'enpereris gist avec l’empereor Julius Caesar, lying in bed with his wife, has a strange dream. O, champie initial Text: Ore dist li contes que quant Merlins se fu departis del roy Artu qu'il s'en ala es fores de Romenie... |
S II 283. 1 |
Fr. 95 f. 262 Merlin in the guise of a stag before Caesar's table at which sit Caesar, his empress (who will later be burnt to death) and a courtier; top border: bird, hybrid; bottom: female acrobat, hooded trumpeter. |
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f. 160v
Rubric: Ensi com li
rois sist au manger et Merlins y vint en samblance d’un cherf. C, champie initial Text: Chi endroit dist li contes que quant li emperreres seoit si pensis al mangier... |
S II 284. 7 |
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184v Add. f. 161r Rubric: Ensi com uns homs salvages est venus a un fu ou l’en rostisoit une haste. et il tolt au garchon le haste. E, champie initial Text: Ensi pense Grisandoles et devise en son cuer tout chevalchant... |
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S II 287. 12 |
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f. 162r
Rubric: Ensi com li
homs salvages est leves en estant et espont al empereour son songe. Q, champie initial Text: Quant vint al quart jor apres ce que li salvages hom fu venus... |
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S II 292. 1 |
Fr. 95 f. 267v Avenable reunited with her parents, in the presence of Caesar and his men; Caesar receives a messenger from Greece; top border: female terminals tearing their hair. |
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f. 163r
Rubric: Ensi que li
emperes siet au mangier et uns messages est a genouls devant le roi et
parole a li. C, champie initial Text: Chi endroit dist li contes que quant li homs salvages s'en fu partis del empereor de Romme... |
S II 292. 38 |
Fr. 95 f. 268 Merlin as old man dictating to Blaise in his hermitage, seated at desk with book, wearing academic hat; top border: ape eating bread; centaur wielding sword, holding shield gironny or and azure; bottom: archer aims at knight who holds up tall tabernacle. |
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f. 163v
Rubric: Ensi com
Merlins est devant maistre Blaise et li fait mettre lez aventures en
escrit. \
Blaise writes down all adventures that Merlin relates.E, champie initial Text: En cheste partie dist li contes que ausi tost ke Merlins fu departis de Julius Cesar k'il se mist au chemin vers la Grant Bertaigne a Blaise son maistre... |
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S II 301. 4 |
Fr. 95 f. 273 Marriage of Arthur and Guinevere; knights tilting at quintain; top border: frontal hare between pairs of dragons; bottom: man balancing on one leg, playing portative organ. |
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f. 166r
Rubric: Ensi com
uns parlemens est pris et Merlins traist a une part Ulfin et Bretelet. O, champie initial Text: Ore dist li contes ke Genievre le fillastre Cleodalis avoit de moult rices parens de par sa mere... |
S II 303. 35 |
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f. 167r Rubric: Ensi com
une bataille s’entresamble si y fait mesires Gavain mervelles d’armes. Q, champie initial Text: Quant chil furent monte et atourne si en vindrent les uns contre les autres... |
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S II 307. 34 |
Fr. 95 f. 277 King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, and courtiers at banqueting table; Ulfin and Bretel defend Guinevere in foot combat with swords; she is roped to a tree. |
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f. 168r Rubric: Ensi com
mesires Gavain et pluiseur autre chevalier sieent a table. et parolent
de moult de cosez C, champie initial Text: Chi endroit dist li contes que quant li rois Artus en ot mene monsegnor Gavain el palais... |
S II 309. 3 |
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f. 168v
Rubric: Ensi com
Ulfins et Bretel se combatent pour rescourre la royne. Ulfin and Bretel attack the traitors who seized Queen Guinevere. Text: Quant Ulfins et Bretel voent cels que il tant desiroient a voir... |
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S II 312. 14 |
Fr. 95 f. 279v Bertolais and his men before King Leodegan and his courtiers; top border: dog. |
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f. 169v Rubric: Ensi com li
rois Artus li rois Bans et li rois Bohors. et lor baron. sont a un
jugement. et li rois Bans rent le jugement C, champie initial Text: Chi endroit dist li contes que quant li rois Leodegans ot commande a son senescal qu'il menast sa fillastre hors du roialme de Carmelide... |
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Fr. 95 f. 309-1 King Arthur and Queen Guinevere (holding lapdog), seated on bench covered with knotted cloth, listening to news of King Lot; three knights on horseback: Saigremors, Galescins and Dodinel; top border: hybrid centaur attacks naked man with very long sword; bottom: stork pecks small miniature; naked man wearing chain mail coif fights hybrid creature who spears him. |
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f. 188r Rubric: Ensi com Saigremors Galescins et Dodyniaus s’estoient ale esbanoier en la forest O, champie initial Text: Ore dist li contes que moult mena boine vie li rois Artus avoec la roine Genievre sa feme... |
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Merlin as old man and Blaise, bareheaded, sitting in his doorway. |
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f. 188r Rubric: Ensi com Merlins conte a maistre Blaise lez aventures et il les mist en escript. C, champie initial Text: Chi dist li contes que a l'eure que Merlins se fu partis del roy Artu... |
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S II 427. 9 |
Fr. 95 f. 334v King Arthur and Merlin as an old man; King Arthur and his vassals cross the Channel in 2 sailboats to fight emperor Lucius (who wants Arthur to do homage and pay tribute); top border: trumpeting centaur; bottom: lion; two youths trap bird with strings and decoy. |
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f. 204v Rubric: Ensi com li
roys Artus est en son palais avec sa baronnie et
Merlins parole au roy . O, champie initial Text: Ore dist li contes que quant li .xii. message se furent parti del roy Artu... |
S II 429. 36 |
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f. 205v Rubric: Ensi com li rois Artus ocist le jaiant. et il
chiet el fu d’encoste le haste. M, champie initial Text: Moult ot Bedoier grant pitie de la feme et moult le conforta doucement... COMPARISONS WITHDRAWN FOR COPYRIGHT REASONS |
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S II 442. 21 |
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S II 452. 37 |
Fr. 95 f. 347v King Arthur, sitting on a gold throne with leaf finials tells Gauvain and his courtiers that Merlin has left him for ever; the knights seeking Merlin ride to a cross where the path divides into three; top border: hybrid creature; male terminal wielding curved knife; bottom: ape-archer aims at lion. |
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f. 213r space for rubric left blank C, champie initial Text: Che dist li contes que a l'eure que Merlins se fu partis del roi Artus et qu'il li ot dit que ch'estoit la daerraine fois qu'il reverroit... |
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S II 465. 3 |
Fr. 95 f. 354 sm Elaine with a servant nursing Lancelot. |