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Unidentified chivalric romance, possibly Geraert van Viane

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Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties, Ms. 1488

Roos in't Velt, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023 (Born Digital)

General Information

Title Unidentified chivalric romance, possibly <i>Geraert van Viane</i>
Shelfmarks Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties, Ms. 1488
Former Shelfmarks Ms. Fragm. 598
Material Parchment
Place of Origin Flanders
Date of Origin last quarter 14th century
Script, Hands

Northern gothica textualis libraria.

Original Condition

Page Height at least 39 mm
Page Width 216 mm
Height of Written Area at least 17 mm
Width of Written Area 175 mm
Number of Columns 2
Width of Columns 78 – 83 mm
Number of Lines at least 3
Line Height 7 – 8 mm
Ruling No longer visible.
More about the Condition

Prickings visible in outer margin.

Current Condition

Extent 1 strip
Dimensions 39 x 216 mm
More about the Current Condition

Fragment consists of upper part of original leaf.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Red colour stroking.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Middle Dutch
    • Title Unidentified chivalric romance
    • fol. [1]r
    • Edition Kuiper, Willem, ‘Column 75: Een digitale knekelput’, Neerlandistiek <https://neerlandistiek.nl/2010/06/column-75-een-digitale-knekelput/> [accessed 22 September 2023]
    • Remarks

      Possibly Geraert van Viane.

History

Provenance

Fragment was owned by Jozef-Maria De Smet (1916-1996). Collection of Jozef-Maria De Smet was transferred to KU Leuven Bijzondere Collecties after his death in 1996.
Persons and Institutions Jozef-Maria De Smet (previous owner)
Remarks

Fragment was possibly used in a book binding; the exact host volume is unknown.

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