Latin-Middle Dutch dictionary
Lemmata 'C'-'D'
F-8awj
Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties, Ms. 1262
Birthe Verscuren, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023 (Born Digital)
Remarks by the Editor
Additional remarks by Roos in't Velt, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2024.
General Information
Title
Latin-Middle Dutch dictionary
Shelfmarks
Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties, Ms. 1262
Former Shelfmarks
Fragm. 515
Material
Parchment
Place of Origin
Southern Brabant (Brussels and surroundings)
Date of Origin
first quarter of the 14th century
Script, Hands
Northern gothica textualis currens, one hand.
Original Condition
Page Height
at least 202 mm
Page Width
at least 147 mm
Number of Columns
5
Number of Lines
at least 75
Line Height
3 mm
Ruling
No ruling
Current Condition
Extent
1 leaf (trimmed)
Dimensions
202 x 147 mm
More about the Current Condition
5 columns of 63-75 lines per page. The exact dimensions of the page and its written area are unknown, due to the outer and lower margins being trimmed.
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
Red plain initials, used to mark the beginning of a new lemma (faint traces can be found on fol. [1]r); red colour stroking.
Content
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Content Item
- Text Language Latin (lemmata); Middle Dutch (translations and explanations of lemmata)
- Title Latin-Middle Dutch dictionary
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Content Description
Lemmata C (beginning with 'croceus') to D (ending with 'durabilis').
- Edition Claes, Frans, ‘Fragmenten van twee Middelnederlandse woordenboeken’, Leuvense Bijdragen, 71 (1982), pp. 399-405
History
Provenance
Fragment was found in Louvain-la-Neuve around 1980, when the collection of Leuven University Library was split between Leuven and Louvain-la-Neuve.
Bibliography
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Claes, Frans, ‘Fragmenten van twee Middelnederlandse woordenboeken’, Leuvense Bijdragen, 71 (1982), p. 393-426, i.c. 393–405.