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Philadelphia, Free Library of Philadelphia, Rare Book Department, Widener 001

Description: ff. ii + 73 + iv - S. XIX#^ex# or s. XX#^in#, French, red velvet over boards with silver corner pieces, gilt edges. - Beuville family, seigneurs de la Seraulté, Normandy, s. XV; Jean Berger, s. XVI; Alisié (dealer), Paris, 1891; Joseph Baer, Frankfurt, May 1900; George Clifford Thomas, Philadelphia; Ada E. Moorhead Thomas, Philadelphia; P. A. B. Widener, Philadelphia. - De Ricci, p. 2115, no. 1; Livre du Chastel de Labour, par Jean Bruyant: A Description of an Illuminated Manuscript of the s.XV, ([Philadelphia], 1909); Leaves of Gold, p. 36, no. 70; E. König,G. Bartz, Das Buch vom erfüllten Leben (Lucerne, 2005) - reproduced in facsimile in König and Bartz, Das Buch vom erfüllten Leben (Lucerne, 2005).

Notes:-Coats of arms of Beuville family, seigneurs de la Seraulté, Normandy, and their motto "nulle que vous" in some borders. Signature of Jean Berger, s. XVI, on f. 1r. "Inv. no. 1074" inscribed on detached leaf inserted at end of book.

Number of Parts: 1 - Number of Images Available: 8

Direct Link: http://ds.lib.berkeley.edu/Widener001_4

Language: French Country: France Century: 15th


Part 1: ff. 1r-73v
Description: - Parchment - 210 x 145 mm - 1 column of 26 lines, ruled in red ink.
Country: France	Cardinal point:
Region:	City: Paris
Assigned Date: s. XV^2/4	Searchable Date Range: 1425 - 1450
Dated by scribe: No	Inscribed Date:
Document: No	Number of Scribes: ;
Script: Ba^tarde
Artist(s): Fastolf Master
Figurative Decoration: 46 half-page miniatures, 1 historiated roundel in margin (f. 1r) and marginal scenes in border of f. 61v
Other Decoration: 46 full foliate borders (rinceaux); decorated 2-line initials throughout
Notes: This manuscript, which has been dated to ca. 1430-1440, was previously attributed to a follower of the Bedford Master. Latin
Acknowledgments: - We thank Dr. Patricia Stirnemann for her observations on the inscription mentioned in the text notes.
Number of Texts: 1

Text 1: ff. 1r-73v

Title: La voie de Povreté ou de Richesse (The Way of Poverty or of Wealth)

Title: Ci commence le livre du chastel de labour de povrete et de richesse et comme besoing necessite souffrete et disete viennient assaillir un homs nouvel marie soy gisant en son lit.

Language(s): French

Incipit: On dit souvent a reprochier / un proverbe que iay moult

Explicit: Que veoiz me puisse ou demaine.

Notes: Missing last sixteen lines of text; Missing leaf at end. Inscription on f. 73v in s. XV hand notes number of folios, which is consistent with present number.