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| Country of Location: |
Country of Location
Switzerland
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| Location: |
Location Genève |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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) |
| Permanent link: | Permanent link https://e-codices.ch/en/list/one/bge/lat0098 |
| 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 (https://e-codices.ch/en/list/one/bge/lat0098). |
| Online Since: | Online Since 04/09/2014 |
| Rights: | Rights Images:
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| Document Type: |
Document Type
Manuscript |
| Century: |
Century
12th century |
| Decoration: |
Decoration
Initial, Ornamental, Penwork |
| Binding: |
Binding
18th century |
| With in situ fragment: |
With in situ fragment
Flyleaf |
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