The Travels of Marco Polo
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Yule, 2nd ed., II p. 517.

8 OXFORD.

Bodleian, No. 264.

French.

This is bound up with the celebrated Alexander MS. It is a beautiful work, embellished with thirty-eight miniatures, some of which are exquisite, e.g., the Frontispiece, a large piece of about 9-1/2 in., forming a sort of condensed view of the Field of Travel; a large part of it occupied by VENICE, of which our cut (_The Piazzetta_) in vol. i., p. _18, Introduction_, is an extract. Another fine 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. c.o.xe 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 t.i.tle. 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_.

_c.o.xe, 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. d.i.c.kson, 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. d.i.c.kson, D.D._

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

See vol. i., _Introduction, Irish Version_, pp. 102-103.

_Curry's Lectures, and special Note by Mr. J. Long, Dublin_.

16 Dublin Trinity College, No. 632 Latin.

Marco Polo: Itinerarium (ff. 43), 4to; 15th century. In a collection of "Historical and Miscellaneous Treatises" comprising: _Leges S. Edwardi per Will. Conq. confirmatae_; _De Fundatoribus Eccles. quarundam in Anglia_, etc.

_Cat. of the MSS. in the Lib. Trinity College, Dublin, ... by T.K.

Abbott_, 1900, p. 105.

FRANCE.

17 PARIS Bib. nationale, No. 7367 (now Fr. 1116) French.

This is the most precious of all MSS. of Polo. It has been fully spoken of (vol. i., _Int., The Old French Text_) under the name of the _Geographic Text_ or (G.T.), because it was printed by the Societe de Geographie in 1824. [See I, p. 83]

A large 4to of thick parchment; 112 ff.; very clearly though not very neatly written in Gothic text.--14th century.

A facsimile of this MS. has been made this year (1902) at Karlsruhe.

(See _App._ H. p. 569.)

18 PARIS Bib. nationale, No. 8329 (now Fr. 2810) French.

"Ce Liure est des // Merueilles du Monde. Cest a.s.savoir de la Terre // Saincte. Du Grant Kaan Empereur des tartars. // Et du pays Dynde. Le Quel // Liure Jehan Duc de Bourgoingne donna // a son oncle Jehan fils de Roy de // France duc de Berry et Dauviergne, Conte // de Poitou, Detampes. de Bouloingne. et Dauvergne. // Et contient le dit Liure six // Livres. Cest a.s.savoir. Marc Pol. Frere Odric de lordre des // freres meneurs. Le Liure fait a la requeste du Cardinal Taleran de // Pierregort. L'Estat du Grant Kaan. Le Liure de Messire Guillaume // de Mandeville. Le Liure de Frere Jehan Hayton de lordre de premonstre. // Le Liure de Frere Bicul de lordre des freres Prescheurs //--Et sont en ce dit Liure Deux cens soixante six // hystoires."

_Signed by_ N. Flamel.