Chanson de Roland - Codex Oxford

MS. Digby 23 (Part 2) Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

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Codicology

Alternative Titles: Rolandslied - Oxford Codex
Cantar de Roldán
Type: Manuscript on parchment
Size / Format: 152 pages / 17.5 × 12.5 cm
Origin: United Kingdom
Date: Probably second quarter of the 12th century
Epochs: High Middle Ages
Style: Romanesque
Genre: Literature / Poetry
Language: French
English
Illustrations: Red initials
Content: Anglo-Norman French version of the Chanson de Roland
Previous Owners: Thomas Allen
Kenelm Digby

Available facsimile editions:

Facsimile Editions

#1 Chanson de Roland

Club du Livre – Paris, 1962

Publisher: Club du Livre – Paris, 1962

Limited Edition: 2925 copies

Binding: The facsimile's brown leather binding with gold tooling is based on the library binding of the original manuscript. The commentary is bound in a decorative leather binding with stamped ornaments and five metalworks. The two volumes come in a matching decorative box.

Commentary: 1 volume by Louis-Robert Plazolles
Language: French

The commentary volume includes a translation and explanations as well as miniatures by Jean Gradassi.

1 volume: Exact reproduction of the original document (extent, color and size) Reproduction of the entire original document as detailed as possible (scope, format, colors). The binding may not correspond to the original or current document binding.

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