Unidentified medical treatise

F-072h

Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties, Ms. 1206

General Information

Title Medical treatise
Former Shelfmarks ms. A31.5
Material Parchment
Date of Origin first half 14th century
Script, Hands

Gothica semitextualis for the main text; cursiva antiquior for the gloss.

Original Condition

Page Height 328 mm
Page Width at least 206 mm
Height of Written Area 246 – 250 mm
Width of Written Area at least 147 mm
Number of Columns 2
Width of Columns 52 – 76 mm
Number of Lines 57 – 66
Line Height 4 – 5 mm
Ruling Frame in leadpoint ruling
More about the Condition

The main text (fol. 1) has 2 columns of 66 lines. The list of chapter headings has 57 lines per page. The line height of fol. 1 measures 3.5 mm, that of fol. 2 is 5 mm.

Current Condition

Dimensions 328 x 204 mm
More about the Current Condition

The fragments were recycled as spine liner and are in poor condition. They underwent conservation treatment by Femke Segers in 2014.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title Medical treatise
    • Content Description

      Fragment b contains a table, a.o. from "Libri xiij sunt capitula, primum de siginis flegmonum".

    • fol. [1]r
  • Content Item
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title List of chapter headings
    • fol. [3]r