Galfredus, Monumetensis (1100-1154)
This 13th century manuscript offers a selection of texts from the legend-filled history of Great Britain: the knightly romance "Gui de Warewic" (Guy of Warwick) and the Anglo-Norman rhyming chronicle the "Roman de Brut" (History of the Britons) by Wace, which recounts the conquest of the British Isles by a great grandson of Aeneas, the returned hero of Troy. A translation of the "Prophéties de Merlin" (Prophesies of Merlin) by Helias follows. The volume closes with "Florence de Rome", a text that may be characterized as half "chanson de geste" and half adventure romance.
Online Since: 03/25/2009
- Galfredus, Monumetensis: Prophéties de Merlin Found in: Standard description
- Galfredus, Monumetensis: Prophéties de Merlin (Ff. 49c-52c) Found in: Standard description
- Galfredus, Monumetensis: Brut (Ff. 49c-52c) Found in: Standard description
- Galfredus, Monumetensis: Brut (Ff. 49c-52c) Found in: Standard description
- Galfredus, Monumetensis: Prophéties de Merlin (Ff. 49c-52c) Found in: Standard description
- Galfredus, Monumetensis: Prophéties de Merlin (fol. 49c) Found in: Standard description
- Bodmer, Martin (Former possessor) | Galfredus, Monumetensis (Author) | Maggs Bros. Ltd. (Seller) | Wace (Author) Found in: Standard description
This manuscript of English origin contains the Historia regum Britannie by Geoffrey of Monmouth (ca. 1100-1154). At the end of the text (114v), the writer transcribed some annotations regarding the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy, a note about Edward I, King of England, and about the defeat Edward II suffered at Bannockburn.
Online Since: 03/22/2017
- Galfredus, Monumetensis: Historia regum Britanniae Found in: Standard description
- Galfredus, Monumetensis: Historia regum Britanniae. (1-109v) Found in: Standard description
- Bodmer, Martin (Former possessor) | Fludd, Robert (Former possessor) | Galfredus, Monumetensis (Author) | Robinson, William H. Ltd. (London) (Seller) Found in: Standard description
This generously illuminated manuscript in two volumes was made at the beginning of the 15th century and contains Guiron le Courtois, a romance about the fathers of the knights of the round table written around the year 1235. The various tales are presented here in an order unique to the to the CB 96 manuscript.
Online Since: 03/25/2009
- Galfredus, Monumetensis: Traduction abrégée de l'Historia regum Britanniae de Geoffroy de Monmouth par Jean Vaillant de Poitiers; (ff. 1ra-10vd)
Incipit: fol. 1ra Au commencement dudit traictié du livre de Bruth, duquel, par l'ordonnance du tres hault et tres excellent prince monseigneur Renaud, duc de Bar, sont adjoustés par abreviees paroles sur le commencement de cestui present volume du noble livre de la Table ronde les ystoires et aventures mervelleuses des roys, princes et chevaliers et autres nommez oudit livre de Bruth et desquelx extraiz furent le roy Uterpandragon, que fut pere du roy Artus, et pluseurs autres roys, princes et chevaliers nommez oudit livre de la Table ronde, est faictes illecques mention d'une region illec nommee Bretaigne
Explicit: fol. 10vd Et, par le commendement du dessus dit noble homme Pierre le Saut, escuier, conseiller du roy de France, par l'ordonnance de tres excellent prince sire Loys, duc de Bourbon, furent extraictes dudit livre de Bruth et abreviees par moy, Jehan Vaillent de Poitiers, en la tres noble et amoreuse saison du bel, noble et doulz temps d'avril, avec la gayeté de may, et parachevees d'escripre, aussi minuees et abreviees les choses dessus dictes le samedi, jour de Saint Jehan euvangeliste, l'an de l'incarnacion Nostre Seigneur Jhesucrist, nostre redemptor, mil trois cens quatre vint et onze.
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- Bodmer, Martin (Former possessor) | Evans, Robert Harding (Seller) | Galfredus, Monumetensis (Author) | Heber, Richard (Former possessor) | La Vallière, Louis César de LaBaume LeBlanc de (Former possessor) | Phillipps, Thomas (Former possessor) Found in: Standard description
This manuscript contains the Historia Regum Britannie by Geoffrey of Monmouth (around 1100-1154) (pp. 3-121, Incipit Prologus in brittannicam hystoriam); excerpts from the Collectanea rerum memorabilium by Solinus (pp. 122-128), and the Epistola presbiteri Johannis, the so-called Letter of Priester John (pp. 128-130), all in Latin. The volume is mentioned in the library catalog of 1461.
Online Since: 06/23/2014
- Galfredus, Monumetensis: Geschichte Britanniens Found in: Standard description
- Galfredus, Monumetensis: Brittanica Historia (3-121) Found in: Standard description
- Arx, Ildefons von (Librarian) | Buchegger, Franz Eduard (Librarian) | Galfredus, Monumetensis (Author) | Johannes, Presbyter (Author) | Pater Pius Kolb (Librarian) | Plinius Secundus, Gaius (Author) | Solinus, Gaius Julius (Author) Found in: Standard description
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- Arx, Ildefons von (Librarian) | Buchegger, Franz Eduard (Librarian) | Galfredus, Monumetensis (Author) | Johannes, Presbyter (Author) | Pater Pius Kolb (Librarian) | Plinius Secundus, Gaius (Author) | Solinus, Gaius Julius (Author) Found in: Additional description