Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties, Ms. 1471

Jean de Meung, Roman de la rose (fragments)

Manuscript description

Manuscript ID

mmfc-15469

Title

Jean de Meung, Roman de la rose (fragments)

Collection

Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties

Shelfmark

Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties, Ms. 1471

Manuscript Category

narrative literature

Document type

library book / reference book

Provenance

Owner
Jozef-Maria De Smet (b. 1916, d. 1996)
Date
20th century
Evidence type
Secondary source

Acquisition

The collection of Jozef-Maria De Smet was transferred to KU Leuven Bijzondere Collecties after his death in 1996.

References

Online catalogue record

KU Leuven Libraries Catalogue

Digital reproduction

Teneo
Fragmentarium (digital reproduction)

IIIF Manifest

https://lib.is/IE2237683/manifest
https://fragmentarium.ms/metadata/iiif/F-2hjr/manifest.json

Other online data sources

ARLIMA
Jonas (manuscripts)
Fragmentarium

Fragment container

UNIT ID

mmfc-15468

Leaf count

5 vertical strips

Remaining fragments

UNIT ID

mmfc-15470

Page range

fol. [1]-[5]

Form

Codex

Integrity

Fragment: 5 vertical strips. Only fol. [1]-[3] contain text, text on fol. [4]-[5] is no longer legible.

Language

Middle French (main)

Origin

Date
first quarter 15th century (Roos in't Velt)
Evidence
Script
Alternative localisation
Northern France (Godfried Croenen)
Evidence
Language, decoration

Support

Material

Parchment

Fragment dimensions

h: 267 mm x w: 61 mm
h: 257 mm x w: 63 mm
h: 267 mm x w: 64 mm
h: 62 mm x w: 60 mm
h: 260 mm x w: 66 mm

Layout

Section
fol. [1]r-[5]v
Description
Lower margin measures 63 mm.
Columns
2
Lines
36
Layout formula
| T | | T |
Ruling
Full ruling, Ink ruling
Text dimensions
h: 187 mm
Margins
Top margin: 17 mm, inner margin: 21 mm
Intercolumnar space
5 mm

Writing

Script

Northern gothica textualis (Northern gothica textualis libraria)

Number of hands

1

Decoration

Type

ornamental initials, champ initials, versals, rubrics red, illuminated, rubrics

Technique

Gilding

1. Guillaume de Lorris, Roman de la rose

UNIT ID

mmfc-15471

Page range

fol. [1]r-[5]v (defective)

Title

Guillaume de Lorris, Roman de la rose

Roman de la Rose

Contributors

Guillaume de Lorris (author)

Language

Middle French (main)

Notes

Textual content
  • Fol. [1]r: v. 5434-5469.
  • Fol. [1]v: v. 5537-5573.
  • Fol. [2]r: v. 6099-6108 and v. 6119-6131.
  • Fol. [2]v: around v. 6217-6220 (upper part).
  • Fol. [3]r: v. 6246-6280 + 6 lines.
  • Fol. [3]v: around v. 6380 (v)
  • Fol. [4]-[5]: No longer legible.
Manuscript description
  1. Fragment container
    1. Remaining fragments
      1. 1. Guillaume de Lorris, Roman de la rose