Libeaus Desconus [Libeaus]
Bibliographical References: IMEV 1690; Manual 1.I.38.
Manuscript, print, and LALME references:
London, British Library, Cotton Caligula A.2
London, Lambeth Palace Library 306
London, Lincoln's Inn, Hale 150
LALME: vol. 1. 118. "MS in one hand." LP 4037. Salop.
Naples, Royal Library 13.B.29
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ashmole 61
LALME: vol. 1. 145. LP 71. Leics.
Editions, facsimiles, and other sources cited:
Lybeaus Desconus, ed. M. Mills, EETS 261 (1969).
Libeaus Desconus, ed. M. Kaluza, AB 5 (1890).
Ancient English Metrical Romances, rev. E. Goldsmid, vol. 2 [bound as latter half of vol. 1] (1884).
Ancient English Metrical Romances, ed. J. Ritson, vol. 1 (1802).
MED title stencils and sources:
Clg A.2
a1500(a1400) Libeaus (Clg A.2) :: Lybeaus Desconus, ed. M. Mills, EETS 261 (1969). even pp. 74-204.
Note: In A-L cited with stencil a1500 Libeaus (Clg A.2) from Libeaus Desconus, ed. M. Kaluza, AB 5 (1890). fns. though some quotations with this stencil may have been taken from Ritson's edition when full context was needed.
a1500 Libeaus (Clg A.2:Ritson) :: Ancient English Metrical Romances, ed. J. Ritson, vol. 1 (1802). 1-90.
Note: May also be quoted from the revised edition of Ritson, Ancient English Metrical Romances, rev. E. Goldsmid, vol. 2 [bound as latter half of vol. 1] (1884). 37-98.
See also Variants below.
Ashm 61
c1500 Libeaus (Ashm 61) :: Lybeaus Desconus, ed. M. Mills, EETS 261 (1969). app. pp. 272-85; 268-89, passim.
Note: Dated a1500 in A-D and G-Sl of print MED; dated ?a1500 in E and F of print MED; in A-L the stencil refers to Libeaus Desconus, ed. M. Kaluza, AB 5 (1890). fns.
Kaluza (critical edition based chiefly on LinI 150 and Clg A.2)
a1425-a1500(?c1350) Libeaus (Kaluza) :: Libeaus Desconus, ed. M. Kaluza, AB 5 (1890).
Note: Preferred source in A-L of MED.
Lamb 306
a1500(a1400) Libeaus (Lamb 306) :: Lybeaus Desconus, ed. M. Mills, EETS 261 (1969). odd pp. 75-205.
Note: In A-L cited with stencil a1500 Libeaus (Lamb 306) from Libeaus Desconus, ed. M. Kaluza, AB 5 (1890). fns.
See also Variants below.
LinI 150
a1425 Libeaus (LinI 150) :: Lybeaus Desconus, ed. M. Mills, EETS 261 (1969). app. pp. 272-75; 285-86, vrr. and occasional lines.
Note: In A-L of print MED the stencil refers to Libeaus Desconus, ed. M. Kaluza, AB 5 (1890). fns.
a1425 Libeaus (LinI 150:Kaluza) :: Libeaus Desconus, ed. M. Kaluza, AB 5 (1890). fns.
See also Variants below.
Naples 13.B.29
1457 Libeaus (Naples 13.B.29) :: Lybeaus Desconus, ed. M. Mills, EETS 261 (1969). app. pp. 273-85; 289-91, vrr. and occasional lines.
Note: In A-L of print MED the stencil refers to Libeaus Desconus, ed. M. Kaluza, AB 5 (1890). fns.
See also Variants below.
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