Alphabet of tales : an English 15th century translation of the Alphabetum narrationum of Etienne de Besançon, from Additional MS. 25,719 of the British Museum / by Etienne de Besançon
About this Item
Title
Alphabet of tales : an English 15th century translation of the Alphabetum narrationum of Etienne de Besançon, from Additional MS. 25,719 of the British Museum / by Etienne de Besançon
Author
Etienne de, Besançon, d. 1294
Editor
Banks, Mary Macleod
Publication
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, & Co., Ltd.
1904, 1905
Rights/Permissions
The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials are in the public domain. If you have questions about the collection, please contact [email protected]. If you have concerns about the inclusion of an item in this collection, please contact [email protected].
"Alphabet of tales : an English 15th century translation of the Alphabetum narrationum of Etienne de Besançon, from Additional MS. 25,719 of the British Museum / by Etienne de Besançon." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/AlphTales. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 7, 2025.
Pages
CCCLXXXV. Infernalis pena est multum acerba.
We rede in 'Libro de Dono Timoris' a grete meracle & a
solempne, how som̛ [tym] at Parissℏ, a scolar þat was
dead̛, in a garthyn̛ apperid̛ vnto his maister, and
shewid̛ hym̛ þe payn̛ of heƚƚ att he was
dampnyd̛ vnto in þis maner of wyse; he lete a drope of hys
payn̛ faƚƚ of his [After his, maister, erased.] fynger apon̛
his maister hand̛, whilk þat evyn̛ furtℏ-with a
grete warke went þurgℏ his hand̛. So þat evur
after vnto he dyed̛ þer was ay a hole þurgℏ his
hand̛.
email
Do you have questions about this content? Need to report a problem?
Please contact us.