BnF Français 25516 is an early-13th c. illuminated manuscript held in the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Content
The quarto manuscript has 209 pages, with Old-French text written in two columns in a small 13th-c hand. It is heavily illuminated, and the illuminations are accompanied by explanatory rubrics. Large initials are found at the beginnings of chapters and other significant passages; the usual small initials are done alternately in red and blue. It contains four romances:
- Bevis of Hampton (1-75); 22 miniatures
- Elie de Saint-Gilles (76-95); 6 miniatures
- Aiol and Mirabel (96-173); 11 miniatures
- Robert the Devil (174-209); 11 miniatures
References
BnF Français 25516 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA