Facsimile:
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| Country of Location: |
Country of Location
Switzerland
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| Location: |
Location
Genève
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| Library / Collection: |
Library / Collection
Bibliothèque de Genève
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| Shelfmark: | Shelfmark Ms. lat. 98 |
| Manuscript Title: | Manuscript Title Alexandreis (epic poem relating the story of Alexander the Great), by Walter of Châtillon |
| Caption: | Caption Parchment · I-III + 54 + IV-VI ff. · 21 x 12.5 cm · France: Champagne, Burgundy or Centre · 1170-1180 |
| Language: |
Language
Latin
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| Manuscript Summary: |
Manuscript Summary
This manuscript, dated to the years 1170-1180, contains the text of the Alexandreis, a Latin epic poem written by Walter of Châtillon to tell the story of Alexander the Great. Dedicated to the Archbishop of Reims, the work quickly became a great success and remains known today as “the greatest epic poem of medieval literature”. In addition, the version preserved in this manuscript should be one of the oldest.
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| Standard description: |
Standard description
Notice de Isabelle Jeger, Bibliothèque de Genève, pour e-codices 2014Show standard description |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): |
DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.5076/e-codices-bge-lat0098 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-bge-lat0098)
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| Permanent link: |
Permanent link
https://e-codices.ch/en/list/one/bge/lat0098
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| IIIF Manifest URL: |
IIIF Manifest URL
https://e-codices.ch/metadata/iiif/bge-lat0098/manifest.json
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| How to quote: |
How to quote
Genève, Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. lat. 98: Alexandreis (epic poem relating the story of Alexander the Great), by Walter of Châtillon (/en/list/one/bge/lat0098).
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| Online Since: |
Online Since
04/09/2014
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| Rights: |
Rights
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| Document Type: |
Document Type
Manuscript
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| Century: |
Century
12th century
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| Decoration: |
Decoration
Initial
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Ornamental
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Penwork
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| Binding: |
Binding
18th century
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| With in situ fragment: |
With in situ fragment
Flyleaf
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