Anséis de Metz

Anseÿs de Gascogne

F-43bv

Antwerpen, Universiteitsbibliotheek Antwerpen Bijzondere Collecties, MAG-P 64.21

General Information

Title Anséis de Metz
Shelfmarks Antwerpen, Universiteitsbibliotheek Antwerpen Bijzondere Collecties, MAG-P 64.21
Material parchment
Date of Origin 13th century
Script, Hands

northern gothica textualis libraria

Original Condition

Page Height at least 214 mm
Page Width at least 171 mm
Width of Columns 58 – 67 mm
Line Height 4 – 5 mm
Ruling Full lead-point ruling
More about the Condition

The minimum page height was estimated on the basis of a maximum aspect ratio of 0.8.

Current Condition

Extent 1 loose strip (part of a leaf)
Dimensions c. 40 x 171 mm

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

no decoration visible

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Old French
    • Title Anséis de Metz (Anseÿs de Gascogne)
    • Content Description

      Fol. [1]r: vs. 8096-8100 & vs. 8139-8143 (ed. Herbin & Triaud 2018, p. 334-336)

      Fol. [1]v: vs. 8179-8182 & vs. 8217 (O.c., p. 337-338)

    • Edition Herbin, Jean-Charles, and Annie Triaud, eds., Anseys de Gascogne. Chanson de geste du milieu du XIIIe siècle, Classiques Français du Moyen Âge, 184 (Paris: Honoré Champion)

History

Persons and Institutions Marcus de Schepper, a collector of (Neo-)Latin manuscripts and prints, transferred the fragment in November 2019 to the Special Collections of the University Library of Antwerp (Universiteitsbibliotheek Antwerpen Bijzondere Collecties).

Host Volume

Remarks

The fragment probably functioned as a guard (host volume unknown).

Bibliography

  • Verboven, Kara, ‘“Membra Disiecta”. Handschriftfragmenten in de Bijzondere Collecties van de Universiteit Antwerpen’, De Gulden Passer, 98.2 (2021), 315–20