This manuscript contains the French text of the heroic epic
(chanson de geste) Ami et Amile. The scribe gives the period of
the creation of this copy (from 16 May to 23 June 1425) in a
colophon. The text is written in a Gothic cursive and is punctuated
by numerous rubricated initials that mark the beginning of each
verse. The modern cardboard binding is covered by a parchment
fragment from a 15th century missal. An inscription on the flyleaf
indicates that this volume was a gift to the writer Anne de
Graville (1490-1540). Later it was part of the collection belonging
to her son-in-law, the bibliophile Claude d'Urfé (1501-1558). In
the 19th century, the work came into the possession of the
philologist Wilhelm Wackernagel (1806-1869), who donated it to the
University Library Basel in 1843.
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