Der Pariser Alexanderroman
Subtitle: The Romance of Alexander
Contributors: Pérez-Simon, Maud, 1979- contributer; Himmelsbach, Siegbert, 1944- contributer; Master of the Royal Alexander, active 15th century; British Library
Publisher: Quaternio
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Luzern
Language: fro
Translated from: fro
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9783905924176
Subjects: Medieval Manuscripts; Facsimiles; Romances; French Illumination of books and manuscripts; French Manuscripts; British Library
Other titles: Vraye ystoire du bon roy Alixandre; Romance of Alexander; True History of the Good King Alexander.; Histoire d'Alexandre Le Grand
Notes: Title from colophon.

"Medieval accounts of Alexander’s adventures and exploits lend themselves well to illustration. This Royal collection copy of the French Vraye ystoire (Royal 20 B. xx) is particularly splendid, with eighty-six illustrations of Alexander’s adventures. It was made in Paris in c. 1420-25. At that time, Paris was English territory, following Henry V’s military victories in France and the Treaty of Troyes in 1420, and it was also the unrivalled artistic centre of Europe. The artist of most of the paintings to be found throughout the volume is named after this manuscript – as the Master of the Royal Alexander." British Library web site (viewed 10/21/14)

"This facsimile volume is a complete and faithful replica of the romance of Alexander, now kept in the British Library, London, under the shelf number MS 20 B. XX."--Colophon.

Commentary volume includes contributions by Joanna Fronska, Maud Pérez-Simon, Siegbert Himmelsbach.

Facsimile in Old French ; commentary in German with English translation.