The Bible of Count Rorico was moved to St. Maur des Fossés around 868 due to the threat of a Viking invasion, and entered the Bibliothèque Royale in 1622.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by BnF manuscript catalog, CNRS Bibale database, and a peer-reviewed Scriptorium article on the manuscript's provenance, though exact date of entry into the royal library varies slightly across sources. [tier=unverified indep_score=0.21 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]
Sources
- The French Collection (July 24, 1995) (seed:culture_and_philosophy)
- https://archivesetmanuscrits.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cc84492 (corroboration)
- https://bibale.irht.cnrs.fr/13181 (corroboration)
- https://www.persee.fr/doc/scrip_0036-9772_2006_num_60_2_3940 (corroboration)