This article aims to draw attention to a copy of the Roman de Renart made a few centuries after the genesis of this set of animal stories; in particular the copy that has been transmitted to us by the ms. F [Morgan Library, MS M.932]. Considered by Ernest Martin as devoid of interest, this manuscript has hardly been studied by critics. The horizon of philology having considerably broadened since the end of the last century, it is high time to rethink and, if necessary, to complete the judgment made by Martin. To better make known the unknown that is the ms. F’, we will offer, in a first part, a current state commented on the information available in relation to some rather technical aspects of the manuscript: its dating, absolute and relative and the relationships that link it to the other manuscripts of the Roman de Renart. In a second part, we will try to evaluate the negative judgment that Martin made on ms. F. To this end, we will observe the copyist and the work closely, examining in some detail his copy of branch VI ‘The Duel of Renart and Ysengrin’ followed by the ‘Moniage’.

Language: French

DOI: 10.1075/rein.si.09nie