Middle Dutch translation of the New Testament (Northern recension)

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Antwerpen, Ruusbroecgenootschap, Neerl. 31

General Information

Title Middle Dutch translation of the New Testament, Northern recension
Shelfmarks Antwerpen, Ruusbroecgenootschap, Neerl. 31
Material Parchment
Place of Origin Northern Low Countries (Holland)
Date of Origin mid 15th century
Script, Hands

Gothica hybrida formata.

Original Condition

Page Height 240 mm
Page Width 155 mm
Height of Written Area 164 mm
Width of Written Area 105 mm
Number of Columns 2
Width of Columns 45 mm
Number of Lines 30
Line Height 5 – 6 mm
Ruling Full ink ruling
Numbering

Medieval foliation using Roman numerals in the upper right corner of the recto side ('lix', 'lx', 'lxij')

Collation

Quires of at least three bifolia, possibly originally four.

More about the Condition

Running titles in upper margin ('Ad Corinthos').

Current Condition

Extent 6 strips (parts of three bifolia)
Dimensions 240 x 155 mm (leaf)
More about the Current Condition

Fragments were all folded and used as pastedowns; traces of glue are still visible across the fragments.

There are handwritten notes on the fragments content, written in pencil by Desideer A. Stracke.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Plain initials, alternately in red and blue ink. Red paraphs, red rubrication and underlining, red colour stroking.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Middle Dutch
    • Title Middle Dutch Bible translatio, Norther recension (New Testament)
    • Content Description

      Parts of Paul's Second Epistle to the Corinthians, possibly with commentary. The fragment also contains parts of sermons on St Luke and St Laurence.

    • fol. [63]v-[58]r

Host Volume

Remarks

The fagments were removed from the bindings of at least three different books. The precise host volumes are unknown.