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- Access & Use
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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Armstrong, E. C. (Edward Cooke) (1871-1944)
- Title:
- The French Metrical Versions of Barlaam and Josaphat by E. C. Armstrong
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/bg257f132
- Dates:
- 1899-1922
- Size:
- 4 boxes, 2.2 linear feet
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP (scarcpxm)
- Boxes 1-4
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Consists of notes and the typescript of American philologist E. C. Armstrong's monograph The French Metrical Versions of Barlaam and Josaphat.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
The collection consists of notes and the typescript of Armstrong's monograph The French Metrical Versions of Barlaam and Josaphat, No. 10 of the Elliot Monographs in the Romance Languages and Literatures, in which two of the three 13th-century French poetic versions of the medieval religious romance are studied, one by Gui de Cambrai and one anonymous.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Armstrong, E. C. (Edward Cooke) (1871-1944)
E. C. Armstrong was an American Romance philologist and educator.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
No acquistion information is currently available for this collection.
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
Folder inventory added by Nicholas Williams '15 in 2013. Lexy deGraffenreid updated the Conditions Governing Access note in January 2025.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Access to glass-plate negatives is restricted due to their fragility. Where prints of the negatives are present, the prints are open for research use. Though digitization may not be possible for every negative, researchers may make requests to digitize material via the Ask Special Collections, form according to Special Collections' policy on digitization.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
The French Metrical Versions of Barlaam and Josaphat by E. C. Armstrong; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/bg257f132
- Location:
-
Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP (scarcpxm)
- Boxes 1-4
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- Existence and Location of Copies
Published under same title (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1922)
- Subject Terms:
- Christian literature, Romance -- France -- History and criticism. -- 20th century
French poetry. -- 13th century
Romances. - Genre Terms:
- Manuscripts.
- Names:
- Gui de Cambrai, active 13th century