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Jacob van Maerlant and Philip Utenbroeke, Spiegel historiael

Partie II, Book V, cap. 47-50

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Gent, Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent, HS.1620/1

Roos in't Velt, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2024 (Born Digital)

General Information

Title Jacob van Maerlant and Philip Utenbroeke, <i>Spiegel historiael</i>
Shelfmarks Gent, Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent, HS.1620/1
Material Parchment
Place of Origin West-Flanders (possibly Bruges)
Date of Origin first half of the 14th century
Script, Hands

Northern gothica textualis libraria, one hand. Corrections were made by the same hand that wrote the main text.

Original Condition

Page Height 295 mm
Page Width 200 mm
Height of Written Area 255 mm
Width of Written Area 150 mm
Number of Columns 3
Width of Columns 50 mm
Number of Lines 70
Ruling No longer visible

Current Condition

Extent 2 strips (originally from single page)
Dimensions 287 x 57 mm; 288 x 59 mm
More about the Current Condition

The fragments are mounted on a paper strip and bound in a volume, together with handwritten notes by Willem De Vreese.

Fragm. A r contains the later-added note 'Doos AA no. 71'.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Plain initials, alternately in red and blue ink. Paraphs alternately in red and blue ink. Red rubrication. Yellow colour stroking.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Persons Jacob van Maerlant (author); Philip Utenbroeke (author)
    • Text Language Middle Dutch
    • Title <i>Spiegel historiael</i>
    • Content Description

      Book II, Partie 5, chapter 47, v. 1 - chapter 50, v. 84. 

      Chapter 48, v. 23-92 and chapter 49, v. 77 - chapter 50, v. 14 are missing.
    • fol. [1], fragm. A r

History

Provenance

Fragment was originally kept by St Jacob's Church, Ghent ('Afkomstig uit het Archief der Kamer Maria 't Eeren in [de] St. Jacobskerk te Gent' according to De Vreese). Fragment was transferred to Ghent University Library in 1900.

Host Volume

Remarks

The original host volume is unknown; the strips were possibly used in either a thin booklet or archival register.

Bibliography

  • Biemans, Jos A.A.M., Onsen Speghele Ystoriale in Vlaemsche. Codicologisch onderzoek naar de overlevering van de Spiegel historiael van Jacob van Maerlant, Philip Utenbroeke en Lodewijk van Velthem, met een beschrijving van de handschriften en fragmenten (Peeters, 1997), ii, 380-381.
  • Derolez, Albert, Medieval Manuscripts. Ghent University Library (Snoeck, 2017), 239.
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