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Flavius Josephus, De bello Judaico

Book I, Cap. VIII & XXVI

F-264a

Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 271 a-b

Elize Van Opstal, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023. (Born Digital)

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Additional remarks by Roos in't Velt, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023.

General Information

Title Flavius Josephus, <i>De bello Judaico</i>
Shelfmarks Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 271 a-b
Material Parchment
Date of Origin first half 13th century
Script, Hands

One hand. Littera praegothica.

Original Condition

Page Height at least 152 mm
Page Width at least 122 mm
Width of Written Area at least 121 mm
Number of Columns 2
Width of Columns 70 mm
Number of Lines at least 17
Line Height 6 – 7 mm
Ruling Lead-point ruling
More about the Condition

The original height is estimated with the procedure of J.P. Gumbert’s statistical research on page dimensions of manuscripts. He has shown that the ratio of height to width generally lies between 0.60 and 0.80. The estimated minimum height is 152 mm.

Current Condition

Extent 2 strips
Dimensions 39 x 123 mm
More about the Current Condition

1 horizontal strip (fol. [1]); 1 vertical strip (fol. [2]).

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

No decoration visible.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Persons Flavius Josephus
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title <i>De bello Judaico</i>
    • Content Description

      Book I, cap. VIII, 5, 6 & 9 and cap. XXVI, 3. 
    • fol. [1]r
    • Edition Cardwell, Edward, ed., Flavii Josephi De bello Judaico libri septem, 2 vols (Oxford: Typographia academica, 1837) <https://archive.org/details/flaviijosephide00josegoog/page/n6/mode/2up>
    • Remarks

      Respective chapters of the fragments are based on the Latin edition of De bello Judaico by Edward Cardwell published in 1837.

History

Remarks

Fragments were reused as frisket sheets, which has led to a text in red ink being printed on one side of both fragments. The printed text is parallel to the earlier layer of writing.

After their use as frisket sheets, the fragments were used as quire guards.

Host Volume

Remarks

The fragments were reused as a frisket sheet, which has led to a text in red ink printed on one side of the parchment. The printed text is parallel to the earlier layer of writing. After their use as frisket sheets the fragments were used as quire guards.
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