Flavius Josephus, De bello Judaico
Book I, Cap. VIII & XXVI
F-264a
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Additional remarks by Roos in't Velt, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023.
General Information
One hand. Littera praegothica.
Original 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
1 horizontal strip (fol. [1]); 1 vertical strip (fol. [2]).
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
No decoration visible.
Content
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Content Item
- Persons Flavius Josephus
- Text Language Latin
- Title <i>De bello Judaico</i>
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Content Description
Book I, cap. VIII, 5, 6 & 9 and cap. XXVI, 3.
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- 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>
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Remarks
Respective chapters of the fragments are based on the Latin edition of De bello Judaico by Edward Cardwell published in 1837.
History
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
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.