A Recently Discovered Fragment of an Old French MS. of The Faits Des Romains

Some time since, Mr. Paul Radin, a student of Ethnology in Columbia University, happened upon the discovery, in a second-hand book store in New York, of an early edition of the works of Lucan. On investigation, the two stout wooden boards with which the volume was bound were found to be lined with t...

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Published in:PMLA : Publications of the Modern Language Association of America 1909, Vol.24 (4), p.676-686
Main Author: Todd, H. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Some time since, Mr. Paul Radin, a student of Ethnology in Columbia University, happened upon the discovery, in a second-hand book store in New York, of an early edition of the works of Lucan. On investigation, the two stout wooden boards with which the volume was bound were found to be lined with two manuscript sheets of an admirably written parchment codex (150 x 195 mm.) which Mr. Radin brought to the present writer for examination. It is by Mr. Radin's kindness that opportunity has been given to make the following communication.
ISSN:0030-8129
1938-1530
DOI:10.2307/456802