Les Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles: the physical fabric of the fables

Gameson, Richard

Abstract

The present chapter offers an analytical account of the material fabric of Glasgow University Library, Hunter 252 (U.4.2), the only extant manuscript copy of Les Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles. We shall examine in turn the parchment and preparation of the volume, its script and writing, the design and realisation of its artwork, the pigments and painting technique, and its binding. We shall conclude with general observations on what, collectively, this physical evidence implies in relation to the production and patronage of the book.

Citation

Gameson, R. (2023). Les Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles: the physical fabric of the fables. In G. Small (Ed.), Les Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles: (Burgundy-Luxembourg-France, 1458 - c. 1550). Brepols Publishers

• Publication Date: 2023
• Deposit Date: Nov 8, 2022
• Publisher: Brepols Publishers
• Series Title: Texte, Codex & Contexte
• Series Number: 23
• Book Title: Les Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles: (Burgundy-Luxembourg-France, 1458 - c. 1550)
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• Publisher URL: https://www.brepols.net/products/IS-9782503585994-1