Robert and Andrew Foulis (Glasgow, printers and booksellers)
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
13th-century manuscript, produced in France, containing the 'Perceval' of Chrétien de Troyes, with the First and Second Continuations and the Continuation of Manessier.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.19.1.5
Scope and Contents
Manuscript produced in France containing the 'Perceval' of Chrétien de Troyes, with the First and Second Continuations and the Continuation of Manessier. The manuscript is the work of one scribe and is written in two columns of 40 lines.The place of production of the manuscript has been attributed by Hilka (1932), Micha (1939) and Roach (1949) to the eastern part of France based on the language. Nixon reports that more recent scholarship has localised the manuscript to the border...
Dates:
13th century.
Account of Robert and Andrew Foulis to David Kennedy of Kirkmichael for books.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10296
Dates:
1749.
Late 13th-century manuscript produced in France, possibly in the Lorraine region, containing the prose romance of Tristan.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.19.1.3
Scope and Contents
Late 13th-century manuscript produced France, possibly the Lorraine region, containing the prose romance of Tristan. Borland has attributed the manuscript to the early 14th century. Meyer and Vinaver both assigned it to the 13th century. Johnson suggests that the manuscript was possibly written from dictation by a scribe accustomed to the forms of Old French prevalent in Lorraine. The work is written in triple columns of 60 lines each, except where lais or chansons are introduced. ...
Dates:
Late 13th century.
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