Guillelmus de Conchis, Moralium dogma philosophorum
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Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 354 a-b
Elize Van Opstal, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023. (Born Digital)
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
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.