Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo Raoul, de Presles, 1316-1382
Published / Created:
s. XV^^in [ca. 1415]
Call Number:
Beinecke MS 215
Image Count:
5
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Manuscript on parchment (trimmed) of Augustine, De civitate Dei, translated into French by Raoul de Presles. Composed of 4 volumes, originally bound as 2.
Description:
French version of Raoul de Presles., Gilt initials., and Written in an informal batarde by one scribe who also added proper names in the margins.
A guide to the creation of different silk fabrics, this manuscript is unusual in including the original fabric swatches with detailed technical diagrams for their construction.
Description:
Imperfect: some pages mutilated with loss of text.
Subject (Topic):
Silk industry --France, Silk weaving --France --Early works to 1800, Textile industry --France, Weavers --France, and Workshop recipes --Early works to 1800