This 12th-century manuscript contains the Historia Francorum
(History of the Franks) by Aimoin of Fleury (b. c. 960, d. c.
1010), a French chronicler and monk at the Benedictine abbey of
Fleury. It is thought to have been produced for Henri I (b. 1127,
d. 1181), Count of Champagne, since it was decorated by the same
workshop at Troyes that decorated other histories for the count
(see Stirnemann, ‘Reconstitution’ (2003), p. 43). Contents: ff.
1v-121r: Aimoin of Fleury, Historia Francorum . The manuscript
contains a number of additions: f. 121v: The Ave Maria (Hail Mary)
or Angelic Salutation, ‘Ave maria gracia plena dominus tecum
benedicta tu in mulieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui
Amen’, added in a 12th- or 13th-century script. f. 1*r-1*v:
?14th-century hymns and music notation (neumes on a 4-staff bar in
red ink) inserted upside down: hymns for the feast of the Nativity
and St Michael (f. 1*r), All Saints and St Nicholas (f. 1*v),
imperfect. f. 1r: A description of the contents, in a 16th or 17th
century script. [ff. 101v, [101r], [101v], 121v are
empty].Decoration:1 large blue initial with foliate decoration in
red, green, brown and blue (f. 1r); 1 large green foliate initial
with foliate decoration against a blue and red background (f. 2r).
Initials in red or blue, occasionally with reserved lines, with
penwork decoration in the other colour, or in both colours (e.g.
see ff. 33r, 68v). Large blue and red initials in frames with
penwork decoration in the other colour. Small blue and red initials
(f. 1*r-1*v). Rubrics in red or blue. Capitals highlighted in red
(f. 1v).
