Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties, Ms. 1210

Commentary on Galen, Ars parva (fragment)

Manuscript description

Manuscript ID

mmfc-14975

Title

Commentary on Galen, Ars parva (fragment)

Collection

Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties

Shelfmark

Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties, Ms. 1210

Manuscript Category

medicine

Document type

library book / reference book

References

Online catalogue record

KU Leuven Libraries Catalogue

Digital reproduction

Teneo
Fragmentarium (digital reproduction)

IIIF Manifest

https://lib.is/IE2214900/manifest
https://fragmentarium.ms/metadata/iiif/F-a013/manifest.json

Other online data sources

Fragmentarium
Main - fol. [1]r - PDM 1.0
Extra - fol. [1]v - PDM 1.0

Fragment container

UNIT ID

mmfc-14974

Leaf count

1 fol.

Remaining fragment

UNIT ID

mmfc-14976

Page range

fol. [1]

Form

Codex

Integrity

Fragment: 1 leaf, with all corners trimmed. Text has worn off in some places, making it difficult to read.

Fragments' earlier hosts

Fragment was used in the binding of Daniele Farlati, Illyricum sacrum, printed in Venice between 1751 and 1817.

Language

Latin (main)

Notes

Readers' annotations
Fol. [1]r contains note in pencil on the fragment's original host volume.

Origin

Date
13th century (Godfried Croenen)
Evidence
Script

Support

Material

Parchment

Number of leaves

1

Page dimensions

h: 278 mm x w: 198 mm (fol. [1]) , leaves trimmed

Layout

Section 1
fol. [1]r-v (fol. [1]r)
Description
Ruling no longer visible.
Columns
2
Lines
55
Layout formula
|| T | || T |
Prickings
prickings visible in outer margin
Text dimensions
h: 190 mm x w: 130 mm
Margins
Top margin: 26 mm, inner margin: 38 mm

Writing

Script

Northern gothica textualis (Northern gothica textualis libraria)

Description of hands

Northern gothica textualis libraria, in two different sizes (main text written in a larger hand than the commentary)

Decoration

Type

ornamental initials, plain initials, rubrics underlined, illuminated, rubrics

Description

Pen-flourished initials with simple decoration and plain initials, alternately in red, blue and purple ink. Red underlining.

1. Commentary on Galen, Ars parva, Liber II

UNIT ID

mmfc-54498

Page range

fol. [1]r-v (defective)

Title

Commentary on Galen, Ars parva, Liber II

Contributors

Claudius Galenus (commentary on)

Language

Latin (main)

Quotation

In frigidiori corde pulsus minores sunt complectentibus si cardiores tamen ex necessitate tardiores aut rariores (fol. [1]r)

Keywords

Genre

treatise
Manuscript description
  1. Fragment container
    1. Remaining fragment
      1. 1. Commentary on Galen, Ars parva, Liber II