Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties, Ms. 1264

Jacob van Maerlant, Spiegel historiael (fragments)

Manuscript description

Manuscript ID

mmfc-15047

Title

Jacob van Maerlant, Spiegel historiael (fragments)

Collection

Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties

Shelfmark

Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties, Ms. 1264

Former shelfmark

Ms. Fragm. 519
cod. 118

Manuscript Category

history

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/IE2236315/manifest
https://fragmentarium.ms/metadata/iiif/F-vv8x/manifest.json

Other online data sources

BNM-I (manuscripts)
Fragmentarium

Fragment container

UNIT ID

mmfc-15048

Leaf count

1 incomplete folio (upper and lower part)

Remaining fragments

UNIT ID

mmfc-15050

Page range

fol. [1]

Form

Codex

Integrity

Fragment: The two fragments are from the same leaf and are cut through horizontally. Ten text lines in the middle of each column are missing. Fragm. A represents the top of the leaf, while fragm. B is the bottom.

Fragments' earlier hosts

Fragments were used as pastedowns in a book binding. The exact host volume is unknown.

Language

Middle Dutch (main)

Quires

Regular quires (4 bifolia per quire)

Quire markings

Catchwords

Origin

Date
mid 14th century (Jos Biemans)
Evidence
Biemans 1997, p. 394.
Place
Holland (possibly), Low Countries (Jos Biemans)
Evidence
Biemans 1997, p. 394.

Support

Material

Parchment

Number of leaves

2

Page dimensions

h: 205 mm x w: 157 mm (fol. [1]) , leaves trimmed

Fragment dimensions

h: 103 mm x w: 155 mm
h: 103 mm x w: 157 mm

Layout

Section 1
fol. [1]r-v (fol. [1]r)
Description
Estimations by Lievens 1982, p. 37 and Biemans 1997, p. 394.
Columns
2
Lines
42
Layout formula
| T | | T |
Ruling
Full ruling, Lead-point ruling
Prickings
prickings visible in outer margin; prickings visible in inner margin
Text dimensions
h: 210 mm x w: 133 mm
Margins
Top margin: 10 mm, inner margin: 8 mm
Intercolumnar space
10 mm
Paratextual features
running titles

Writing

Script

Northern gothica textualis (Northern gothica textualis currens)

Number of hands

1

Decoration

Type

plain initials, rubrics red, colour stroking, rubrics

Description

Red plain initials, red paraphs, red rubrication, red colour stroking. Pen-flourishing visible on fragm. A v.

1. Jacob van Maerlant, Spiegel historiael, Partie III, Book VII

UNIT ID

mmfc-15049

Page range

fol. [1]r-v (defective)

Title

Jacob van Maerlant, Spiegel historiael, Partie III, Book VII

Spiegel historiael

Contributors

Jacob van Maerlant (author)

Language

Middle Dutch (main)

Incipit

Maer alse ghi wilt enich goet (fol. [1]r)

Explicit

Dan ghene ketene rochte (fol. [1]v)

Notes

Textual content

Spiegel Historiael, Partie III, Book 7, Cap. 32-35.

  • Fragm. A:
    • Fragm. A r, col. A: Cap. 32, v. 80 - Cap. 33, v. 8.
    • Fragm. A r, col. B: Cap. 33, v. 33 - Cap. 34, v. 7.
    • Fragm. A v, col. A: Cap. 34, v. 32 - 49.
    • Fragm. A v, col. B: Cap. 35, v. 19 - 36.
  • Fragm. B:
    • Fragm. B r, col. A: Cap. 33, v. 18 - 32.
    • Fragm. B r, col. B: Cap. 34, v. 17 - 31.
    • Fragm. B v, col. A: Cap. 35, v. 4 - 18.
    • Fragm. B v, col. B: Cap. 35, v. 46 - 60.
Manuscript description
  1. Fragment container
    1. Remaining fragments
      1. 1. Jacob van Maerlant, Spiegel historiael, Partie III, Book VII