The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 1,335 pages of information about The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2.

The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 1,335 pages of information about The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2.
work (f. 220) represents the three Polos presenting the Pope’s Letter to the Khan.  The embroidered hands on the Khan’s robe form an inscription, in which is legible “Johannes me facit.”  This Mr. Coxe attributes to John of Cologne, a known artist of the 14th century.  He considers the MS. to be of about 1380.  The Alexander is dated 1338, and its illuminations as finished in 1344 by Jehan de Gruse. [See supra, p. 528, note.]
A comparison of a good many readings, as well as of the point where the version breaks off, and the words:  “Explicii la Livre nomme du Gerunt Gann de la Graunt Cite de Cambaluc, Dieux ayda Amien,” indicate that this MS. is of the same type as Pauthier’s C (No. 20 in this List) and the Bern.  MS. (No 63).

  The name given in the colophon as above has caused the work to be
  entered in the old Printed Catalogue under a wrong title.  Hence the MS.,
  as one of Marco Polo, has been overlooked.

[P.  Meyer, Romania, XI., 1882, pp. 290-301. E.  W.B.  Nicholson; Personal.—­H.  C]

9
OXFORD
Merton College, No. 312
Latin.

   Pipino’s; followed by Hayton, and Palladius de Agricultura.

Coxe, Catal.  Codd.  MSS.  Oxen.  Pt.  I., p. 123.

10
CAMBRIDGE
University Library, D. d.  I. 17, No. 12
Latin.

  Pipino’s.

  The same folio contains Jacques de Vitry, Hayton, several works on
  Mahommedanism, among others that of William of Tripoli (vol. i. p. 23),
  Piers Plowman, etc., etc.

Catal. of MSS. in Lib. of Camb.  University, I. 22.

11
CAMBRIDGE
University Library, D. d.  VIII. 7
Latin.

  Fragment of Marci Pauli Veneti Historia Tartarorum (probably
  Pipino’s)

Catal. of MSS. in Lib. of Camb.  University, I. 22.

12
CAMBRIDGE
Gonville and Caus College, No. 162
Latin.

  Pipino’s; with Odoric, and other works relating to Asia. [H.  Cordier,
  Odoric
, p. lxviii.]

Catal. of MSS. of Gonville and Caius Coll.  Library, by Ref.  J.J.  Smith, 1849.

13
GLASGOW
Hunterian Collection, S. 5. 7
Latin.

  Pipino’s Version, with illuminated initials, in a volume containing
  Guido Colonna’s Hist. destruct.  Trojae; De Gestis Alex.  Magni;
  Turpinus de Gestis Caroli Magni; M.P.V.; Oderichus de Mirabilibus
  Tartariae.  Parchment, 4to.

Note by Rev. Prof.  W.P.  Dickson, 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.  Dickson, D.D.

15
IRELAND
Lismore Castle, and a transcript in Library of Royal Irish Academy, Dublin
Irish.

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