Couldrette, active 14th century-15th century, [Four leaves from Le Roman de Mélusine], [ca. 1476?]
- Title(s):
- [Four leaves from Le Roman de Mélusine]
- Additional Title(s):
- Roman de Mélusine. German
- Published/Created:
- [Basel?] : [Bernhard Richel?], [ca. 1476?]
- Physical Description:
- [4] leaves : illustrations ; 29 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsLeaf Collection no. 0176Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionView by request in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/17131786
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Prose translation by Thüring von Ringoltingen from the French rhymed version of Couldrette.
Description based on a fragmentary copy at the Yale Center British Art. Woodcuts and text appear to match Incunabula short title catalogue entry no. im00476000, but the typeface varies.
Three leaves include large woodcuts, depicting: the king harassed by a ghost; the confession on the deathbed; a knight in battle with a bear and dragon.
From a collection of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century printed leaves compiled by Frederick Werther, with his enumeration stamped in ink. - Subject Terms:
- Incunabula in Yale Library.Melusine (Legendary character)Werther, Frederick, 1881- -- Ownership.
- Form/Genre:
- Incunabula.
Woodcuts.
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