Paris, BnF, lat. 3860
| Library | Paris, BnF |
|---|---|
| Shelfmark | lat. 3860 |
| Century | saec. XI |
| Place of origin | Saint-Aubin d’Angers ? |
| European region of origin | Western France |
| Collection | Burchard of Worms, Liber decretorum |
| Digital Images | https://gallica.bnf.fr/view3if/ga/ark:/12148/btv1b105409963 |
| Main author | Kéry |
Manuscript latin 3680 of the Bibliothèque National de France is a parchment manuscript from the second half of the 11th century probably produced in the Abbey of Saint-Aubin d'Angers.
The manuscript consists of 139 folios arranged in 18 fascicles, all quaternions except the last one, which consists of three folios. Each fascicle is identified by a number in Roman numerals preceded by a letter Q in the lower margin of the page. It appears to be a large manuscript (375 x 265 mm.) presumably written by a single hand that transcribes the text in an elegant caroline minuscule, placing the text in two columns. Each chapter is introduced by a rubricated title and, placed on the left, by the number of the corresponding chapter. The first words of each chapter and most of the rubricated titles are written in rustic capital.
In the margins, there are references to the texts from which the extract is taken, sometimes framed in brown or red ink.
The iconographic apparatus of the codex is composed of 12 initials introducing books VI to IX (on f. 65, Liber VII, there is also a cross-shaped consanguinity tree supported by two anthropomorphic figures), and XI to XIX, traced in brown ink with some details in red ink.
Old signatures: Baluze 28; Regius 3887(6).
The information in this paragraph is taken from the description made by Laura Albiero on the page concerning ms. lat. 3860 in the Archives et manuscrits section of the BnF, properly verified, where possible, thanks to the manuscript digitisation on the same site.
