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Constantinus Africanus, Viaticum, with glosses

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Antwerpen, Rijksarchief te Antwerpen, Verzameling Losse Aanwinsten, nr. 2.14

Laurent Breeus-Loos, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2021 (Born Digital)

General Information

Title Constantinus Africanus, Viaticum, with glosses
Shelfmarks Antwerp, Rijksarchief te Antwerpen, Verzameling Losse Aanwinsten, nr. 2.14
Material Parchment
Date of Origin s. XV
Script, Hands
  • Main text block: southern littera textualis libraria (s. XV)
  • Glosses: northern littera textualis currens (s. XV)
General Remarks

Antwerp, Rijksarchief te Antwerpen, Verzameling Losse Aanwinsten, nr. 2.14-2.15 are kept together in a map. They are remnants of the same manuscript.

Original Condition

Page Height at least 249 mm
Page Width at least 199 mm
Width of Written Area 102 mm
Number of Columns 2
Width of Columns 46 – 50 mm
Line Height 4 – 5 mm
Ruling Full lead-point ruling
Numbering

Fol. 1r and fol. 2r: "IIII"

Fol. 1v and fol. 2v: "E"
More about the Condition

The minimum page width of the original manuscript is based on Antwerp, Rijksarchief te Antwerpen, Verzameling Losse Aanwinsten, nr. 2.15 (remnant of the same manuscript). The minimum page height was then estimated on the basis of a maximum aspect ratio of 0.80.

Current Condition

Extent 1 loose strip (part of a bifolium)
Dimensions 50 x 283 mm (strip); 50 x 183 mm (fol. 1); 50 x 100 mm (fol. 2)

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Penwork initials (red, blue), paraphs (red, blue)

Content

  • Content Item
    • Persons Constantinus Africanus
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title Constantinus Africanus, Viaticum
    • Content Description

      Handbook of practical medicine
    • fol. [2]v - fol. [1]r

Host Volume

Remarks

Host volume unknown. Presumably the fragment functioned as a guard.
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