belonged to the Library of John, Duke of Berry, at the
Chateau of Mehun-sur-Yevre, 1416, No. 116 of the catalogue; also No.
196, p. 186, of _Le Cabinet des Manuscrits de la Bibl. Nationale_,
par. L. Delisle, III. Count A. de Bastard began publishing some of the
miniatures, but did not finish the work. Of the miniatures, Nos. 1,
12, 19, 35, 41, 37, 45, 47, 52, 56, 57, 60, 66, 70, 75, 78, 81 are
engraved, pp. 258, 273, 282, 310, 316, 317, 328, 332, 340, 348, 350,
354, 381, 392, 406, 411, 417 in _Charton's Voyageurs du Moyen Age_,
vol. ii., besides two others, pp. 305, 395, not identified; [in my
edition of Odoric, I reproduced Nos. 33, 41, 70, pp. 439, 377,
207.--H.C.]; in the present work, Nos 5, 31, 41, 52, 70 are engraved,
vol. i. pp. 15, 244, 369; Nos. 52, 70, vol. ii. pp. 5, 311. Nos. 60
and 75 have been reproduced, pp. 97 and 98 of _Faguet's Hist. de la
Litterature Francaise_, 2nd ed., Paris, 1900.

[2] [Mr. E.W.B. Nicholson, who thought at first that this MS. was
written at the end of the 14th century, in his Introduction to
_Early Bodleian Music_, by J.F.R. Stainer and C. Stainer,
London, 1901, has come to the conclusion (p. xviii.) that it belongs
to the first half of the 15th century. I agree with him. Mr. Nicholson
thinks that the writing is English, and that the miniatures are by a
Flemish artist; Mr. Holmes, the King's Librarian, believes that both
writing and miniatures are English. This MS. came into the Bodleian
Library between 1598 and 1605, and was probably given by Sir Thomas
Bodley himself.--H.C.]

[3] [This List was printed in vol. ii. pp. 449-462 of the first edition of
the Book, but was omitted in the second edition. My own experience has
shown me the usefulness of this table, which contains 85 MSS.
instead of 75, and some additional particulars.--H.C.]

[4] [Ser petri de Faganea (Fagagna, in Friuli).--H.C.]

APPENDIX G.--_Diagram showing Filiation of Chief MSS. and Editions of Marco
Polo._

N.B.--Such MSS. as are not enclosed in Cartouches are hypothetical, or
not known now to exist, but are recognized or demonstrable as links in
the series. Nos. refer to List of MSS. in App. F. Printed Editions are in
small capitals.

MARCO POLO
dictates at Genoa, 1298
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