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« Le Roman de Lancelot du Lac, de « GAUTIER MAP », deuxième partie, la Quête du Saint Graal, la Mort d’Arthus. …

Pre-decorated parchment patch

Pre-decorated parchment patch

Roman de Lancelot du Lac, Quête du S. Graal et Mort d’Artus, par GAUTIER MAP. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département …

Botched repair

Botched repair

I don’t really know what has caused the discoloration of this manuscript, and it’s hard to get a very clear idea even …

Page fix, blue stitch

Page fix, blue stitch

It looks like instead of re-attaching a corner of this page, a fresh sheet of parchment was trimmed to fit and stitched …

Beatus magnus

Beatus magnus

Psalterium [Psautier gallican dit de Charlemagne]. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Latin 13159, fol. 2v.

Furry and foliate

Furry and foliate

Cantatorium Sancti Martialis Lemovicensis Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 1135, fol. 13-14v.

Stitches

Stitches

Boetius, de Trinitate, de ebdomadibus (41), de duabus naturis (55 v°), cum commento. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, …

Marginal repair

Marginal repair

Augustinus, Enarrationes in Psalmos. Latin 1979 Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 1979, fol. 85r.

Ellipsis

Ellipsis

Oribasius, Synopsis . Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 10233, fol. 72v.

Stitch in time

Stitch in time

Vitae sanctorum. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 17002, fol. 20v.

Early Book Repair

Early Book Repair

It looks like someone borrowed half a page long enough to sing a song or two, then stitched it back in. Breviarium …