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Genève, Bibliothèque de Genève, Comites Latentes 183 : Herman of Valenciennes, Bible translation in alexandrine verse
This text contains an adaptation of several narrative parts of the Bible in Old French. The poem in alexandrine verse (en laisses d’alexandrins) was composed in the 12th century by an author of the continent and became one of the most successful religious works in Old French. This manuscript preserves one of the oldest and most complete exemplars of this work; it is the only one to contain almost …
Subject
- Medieval (European)
- reading culture
- Reading culture (medieval)
- Middle Ages
- Reading culture
Date
- 1175-1199
- 1175/1199
Medium
- parchment
- Parchment
Subject
- Medieval (European)
- reading culture
- Reading culture (medieval)
- Middle Ages
- Reading culture
Date
- 1175-1199
- 1175/1199
Medium
- parchment
- Parchment
Providing institution
Aggregator
Intermediate provider
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Creation date
- last quarter of the 12th century
- 1175/1199
Places
- England
- England
- United Kingdom
Current location
- Geneve
Identifier
- Comites Latentes 183
- http://www.manuscriptorium.com/object/BDG___COMITESLATEN355OLT5
Extent
- 24.4 x 14.1 cm
Format
- codex
- Codex
Language
- fra
- fra
Is part of
- Art of Reading in the Middle Ages: previously digitised item
Is referenced by
- Careri Maria / Ruby Christine / Short Ian, Livres et écritures en français et en occitan au XIIe siècle, Rome 2011, p. 54. Avec l'aimable autorisation des auteurs. (https://www.e-codices.ch/xml/tei_published/bge-cl0183.xml).
Providing country
- Czech Republic
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2022-06-01T10:48:37.209Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2022-06-10T11:28:07.931Z