Anséis de Metz
Anseÿs de Gascogne
F-43bv
Antwerpen, Universiteitsbibliotheek Antwerpen Bijzondere Collecties, MAG-P 64.21
Laurent Breeus-Loos, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2021 (Born Digital)
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