Guillelmus de Conchis, Moralium dogma philosophorum

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Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 354 a-b

Remarks by the Editor

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

General Information

Title Guillelmus de Conchis, <i>Moralium dogma philosophorum</i>
Shelfmarks Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 354 a-b
Material Parchment
Date of Origin second half 13th century
Script, Hands

Small northern gothica textualis libraria, in two sizes (rubrics are written in a larger size than main text).

Original Condition

Page Height 135 mm
Page Width at least 81 mm
Height of Written Area 104 mm
Number of Lines 31
Line Height 3 – 4 mm
Ruling Lead-point ruling
More about the Condition

The original width 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 width is 81 mm.

Prickings visible in preserved outer margin (fol. [1])

Current Condition

Extent 2 strips
Dimensions 135 x 38 mm
More about the Current Condition

Fol. [1] measures 134 x 32 mm, fol. [2] 135 x 38 mm.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Red pen-flourished initials with red interior reserved shapes and marginal extensions. Red plain initials, red paraphs, red colour stroking, red rubrication.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Persons Guillelmus de Conchis
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title <i>Moralium dogma philosophorum</i>
    • fol. [1]r

Host Volume

Title Marsilius Ficinus, <i>De vita libri tres</i>
Date of Origin/Publication 1549
Place of Origin/Publication Basel
Shelfmark Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, J 5853
Persons Marsilius Ficinus (author of host volume); Andreas Cratander, heirs (printer of host volume)
Remarks

Fragments were used in binding.