Volume II Part 84 (2/2)
_Note by Rev. Prof. W.P. d.i.c.kson, D.D._
14 GLASGOW Hunterian Collection Q. 6. 21 Latin.
Pipino's also with illuminated initials, and also followed by Odoric.
Parchment, 4to.
_Note by Rev. Prof. W.P. d.i.c.kson, D.D._
15 IRELAND Lismore Castle, and a transcript in Library of Royal Irish Academy, Dublin Irish.
See vol. i., _Introduction, Irish Version_, pp. 102-103.
_Curry's Lectures, and special Note by Mr. J. Long, Dublin_.
16 Dublin Trinity College, No. 632 Latin.
Marco Polo: Itinerarium (ff. 43), 4to; 15th century. In a collection of ”Historical and Miscellaneous Treatises” comprising: _Leges S. Edwardi per Will. Conq. confirmatae_; _De Fundatoribus Eccles. quarundam in Anglia_, etc.
_Cat. of the MSS. in the Lib. Trinity College, Dublin, ... by T.K.
Abbott_, 1900, p. 105.
FRANCE.
17 PARIS Bib. nationale, No. 7367 (now Fr. 1116) French.
This is the most precious of all MSS. of Polo. It has been fully spoken of (vol. i., _Int., The Old French Text_) under the name of the _Geographic Text_ or (G.T.), because it was printed by the Societe de Geographie in 1824. [See I, p. 83]
A large 4to of thick parchment; 112 ff.; very clearly though not very neatly written in Gothic text.--14th century.
A facsimile of this MS. has been made this year (1902) at Karlsruhe.
(See _App._ H. p. 569.)
18 PARIS Bib. nationale, No. 8329 (now Fr. 2810) French.
”Ce Liure est des // Merueilles du Monde. Cest a.s.savoir de la Terre // Saincte. Du Grant Kaan Empereur des tartars. // Et du pays Dynde. Le Quel // Liure Jehan Duc de Bourgoingne donna // a son oncle Jehan fils de Roy de // France duc de Berry et Dauviergne, Conte // de Poitou, Detampes. de Bouloingne. et Dauvergne. // Et contient le dit Liure six // Livres. Cest a.s.savoir. Marc Pol. Frere Odric de lordre des // freres meneurs. Le Liure fait a la requeste du Cardinal Taleran de // Pierregort. L'Estat du Grant Kaan. Le Liure de Messire Guillaume // de Mandeville. Le Liure de Frere Jehan Hayton de lordre de premonstre. // Le Liure de Frere Bicul de lordre des freres Prescheurs //--Et sont en ce dit Liure Deux cens soixante six // hystoires.”
_Signed by_ N. Flamel.
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