Romance Papyrus
The Romance Papyrus (Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, cod. Suppl. Gr.
Romance Papyrus
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The Romance Papyrus (Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, cod. Suppl. Gr.
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The object
1294, also known as the Alexander Papyrus) is a fragment of 2nd century Greek manuscript of an unknown romance. It contains three unframed illustrations set within the columns of text. It is one of the few surviving scraps of classical literary illustration on papyrus. The fragment is 340 by 115 mm. It was acquired by the Bibliothèque Nationale in 1900.
Bibliothèque Nationale (BnF), cod. suppl. gr. 1294, also known as the Romance Papyrus. Detail showing Illustration on left.
Bibliothèque Nationale (BnF), cod. suppl. gr. 1294, also known as the Romance Papyrus. Detail showing Illustration in middle.
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