Château d'Anet

Manuscripts from the Château d'Anet are usually inscribed in the upper right of the first leaf of the text with a distinctive paraph, preceded by a number in roman numerals, e.g. "v^cxi" (i.e. 511):

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and "iv(?)^xxviii" (i.e. quatre-vingt huit):

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The numerals are sometimes written out as words, e.g. "trente deux":

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or "sept vingt un":

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Many Anet books were bought by Guyon de Sardière, who wrote his name in them:

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His marks of ownership are illustrated and described on the provenance site of Jean-Luc Deuffic, who also provides further information on his Pecia blog.

Page last updated 22 Nov 2013

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