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The discovery of seven manuscript fragments of the Old French Suite Vulgate du Merlin in a set of early printed books in the Bristol Central Library hit global headlines in 2019. This book contains a comprehensive study of these fascinating Arthurian fragments. Beginning with an extensive contextual history, the authors reveal details of the fragments' origin, their importation to England, and their subsequent journey to a waste pile in a bookbinder's workshop, where they would be incorporated into the bindings of a four-volume edition of the works of Jean Gerson in the early sixteenth century. A full enquiry into the provenance of these host volumes sets out the possible routes from the bookbinder's workshop to their final home in Bristol Central Library. Using multi-spectral imaging to read the damaged sections of text, the authors also provide a full edition and translation of the narrative contained in the fragments.

Arthurian romances. --- Manuscripts, French. --- England --- French manuscripts --- Romances --- Angleterre --- Anglii︠a︡ --- Inghilterra --- Engeland --- Inglaterra --- Anglija --- England and Wales --- Arthurian. --- Bristol Merlin. --- Suite Vulgate du Merlin. --- codicology. --- manuscript fragments. --- manuscript provenance. --- palaeography. --- Arthurian romances --- Manuscripts, French --- French prose literature --- Early works to 1800. --- Translations into English. --- Suite vulgate du Merlin.