Heverlee, Archief van de Abdij van Park, VIIIB20/93

Avicenna, Liber Canonis (fragment)

Manuscript description

Manuscript ID

mmfc-18230

Title

Avicenna, Liber Canonis (fragment)

Collection

Heverlee, Archief van de Abdij van Park

Shelfmark

Heverlee, Archief van de Abdij van Park, VIIIB20/93

Manuscript Category

medicine

Notes

Provenance
Fragment was used as binding for archival documents related to Vaalbeek, a farmstead affiliated with Park Abbey, according to a note on fol. [1]r: 'Computus [...] ab Vallebeke (Vaalbeek) de anno .61.' 
According to a later note in pen on fol. [1]r, this refers to the years 1561-1562.

Provenance

Owner
Parc Abbey
Date
mid 16th century
Description
Provenance note on fol. [1]r: 'Computus [...] ab Vallebeke (Vaalbeek) de anno .61.' 

References

Digital reproduction

Fragmentarium (digital reproduction)

IIIF Manifest

https://fragmentarium.ms/metadata/iiif/F-n60j/manifest.json

Other online data sources

Fragmentarium

Fragment container

UNIT ID

mmfc-18231

Leaf count

1 fol.

Binding

Binding type

No cover

Remaining fragment

UNIT ID

mmfc-18229

Page range

fol. [1]

Form

Codex

Integrity

Fragment

Language

Latin (main)

Origin

Date
14th century (Catho Creemers)
Evidence
Script

Support

Material

Parchment

Number of leaves

1

Foliation

No numbering

Page dimensions

h: 357 mm x w: 215 mm (fol. [1]v)

Fragment dimensions

h: 357 mm x w: 239 mm

Layout

Section
fol. [1]r-[1]v (fol. [1]v)
Columns
2
Lines
62; lines ruled: 63 (written below top line)
Layout formula
| T || T |
Ruling
Full ruling, Lead-point ruling
Prickings
prickings visible in outer margin; prickings visible in inner margin
Text dimensions
h: 220 mm x w: 141 mm
Margins
Top margin: 34 mm, inner margin: 23 mm
Intercolumnar space
6 mm
Paratextual features
running titles, marginal glosses

Writing

Script

Northern gothica textualis (Northern gothica textualis formata)
Gothica cursiva (Gothica cursiva libraria)

Description of hands

Between the sentences and the columns of the main text, smaller notes in cursive can be seen.

Decoration

Type

no initials visible

1. Avicenna, Liber Canonis Medicinae, Liber I, Doctrina V

UNIT ID

mmfc-51821

Page range

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

Title

Avicenna, Liber Canonis Medicinae, Liber I, Doctrina V

Liber Canonis

Contributors

Avicenna (author)

Language

Latin (main)
Manuscript description
  1. Fragment container
    1. Remaining fragment
      1. 1. Avicenna, Liber Canonis Medicinae, Liber I, Doctrina V