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<i>Ph</i> PARIS, BIBL. NAT., F. FR. 19139

15th c.; paper; 2 0; 270*185 (195*105); 482=486 pp.; 26-30 lines; collation 1
16 (first canc.), 2-3 16, 4 12: 5 10, 6-11 16, 12 16 (last lost), 13-15 16, 16
16 (last canc.); catchwords; decoration in red; space for miniatures.

<i>Water-marks</i>
(a) A stag. 85 mm long over-all, fixed to chain-lines 39 mm apart.
(b) As (a), but 77 mm long over-all, across chain-lines 38 mm apart.

A note on p. 481 states that 'ce present livre est escript de la main de
Bonnefoy'; the scribe's name is also found elsewhere, for example at the end of
items 8 and 13.  On p. 482 is written in a contemporary hand: 'Ce livre est a
colin lateignent qui le trovera Sy le rande Et il payera bon vin.'

2. Pp. 121-34 (begins quire 5), <i>Cy commence le debat de Reveille matin</i>.
359 lines.  Lacks lines 17-24, 35.
3. Pp. 135-246, <i>Cy commence le livre des quatre dames</i>.
3513 lines.  Lacks lines 20, 415, 565, 891, 1651, 1953, 2044, 2173, 2192, 2306,
2377, 2522, 2643, 2938-9, 2943, 3302, 3402, 3464.  Includes line 567a.
4. P. 247, <i>Cy commence la Belle dame Sans mercy</i>.
P. 275, <i>Cy fine la Belle dame Sans mercy</i>.
799 lines.  Lacks line 699.  Text without headings.
5. P. 276, <i>La responce a la Belle dame sans mercy</i>.
P. 284, <i>Cy fine la responce maistre alain</i>.
238 lines.  Lacks lines 77, 228.
6. Pp. 285-301, <i>Le Breviere des nobles</i>.
442 lines plus rondeau.  Lacks lines 120 (added later), 315-17.
7. Pp. 301-10, <i>Cy commence le lay de paix</i>.
278=279 lines.  Lacks lines 11, 87, 101, 116, 168.  Lines 67-8 are inverted,
lines 30-1 written as one line.
8. Pp. 311-17, <i>Cy commence la complainte maistre alain</i>.
183 lines.  Lacks lines 94, 117.  Includes line 119a.  The order of stanzas is:
I-III, V-VII, IV, VIII, X, IX, XI-XII.
9. Pp. 318-58, <i>Cy commence le gras et le maigre</i>.
1242 plus 4 lines.  Line 96 has been scored out.
11. Pp. 403-4, <i>Balade d'alain</i>.
<i>Incipit:</i> Aucunes gens m'ont huy araisonn&eacute; . . .  35 lines
12. Pp. 404-5, <i>Rondel de ce mesmes</i>.
<i>Incipit:</i> Joye me fuit et desespoir me chace . . .  13 lines
13. P. 405, <i>Le lay de plaisance</i>.
P. 412, <i>Cy fine le lay de plaisance</i>.
194 lines.  Lacks lines 115-16.

The imitations of the <i>Belle Dame sans Mercy</i> in <i>Ph</i> were discussed
by Piaget.  The manuscript was included in the bibliographies of the <i>Debat
des Deux Fortun&eacute;s d'Amours</i>, the <i>Belle Dame sans Mercy</i> and the
<i>Breviaire des Nobles</i>.  <i>Ph</i> was also mentioned by Champion, and was
consulted by J. E. White when he edited the poetical works.
The large collection of works in <i>Ph</i> includes the four poems which were
edited.  When the textual tradition of each was examined, <i>Ph</i> was found
to be of quite good, though not outstanding, quality; it was always among the
best texts of its group.  <i>Ph</i> contains a certain number of readings
peculiar to itself and some irregular lines.  Most of the texts in <i>Ph</i>
are incomplete.  As these criticisms indicate, <i>Ph</i> was not an automatic
choice for use in this edition.  It was chosen in order to represent a
tradition which is of some quality and which would otherwise have been
excluded.
<i>Ph</i> is written in a small and flowing hand which has a cursive appearance
and is generally legible; <i>s</i> and <i>f</i> are easily confused, as are
<i>ir</i> and <i>er</i>.  The few corrections made by the scribe can usually be
distinguished from a second and later series, which was made almost certainly
with the help of an early collected edition.  The sign <i>Ph<i> is used for
these corrections.  

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