Jacob van Maerlant, Alexanders geesten
fragments from books 9 and 10
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Gent, Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal en Letteren, KANTL.HS.7bis.d
Roos in't Velt, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023 (Born Digital)
General Information
Title
Jacob van Maerlant, <i>Alexanders geesten</i>
Shelfmarks
Gent, Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal en Letteren, KANTL.HS.7bis.d
Material
Paper
Place of Origin
Flanders
Date of Origin
third quarter 15th century
Script, Hands
Gothica cursiva formata/libraria, several hands.
Original Condition
Page Height
at least 213 mm
Page Width
172 mm
Height of Written Area
at least 196 mm
Width of Written Area
122 – 128 mm
Number of Columns
2
Width of Columns
50 – 55 mm
Number of Lines
33 – 42
Line Height
5 – 6 mm
Ruling
Vertical blind-point ruling
More about the Condition
Irregular layout. Number of lines per page differs between columns of 33-37 lines and 39-42 lines.
Current Condition
Extent
8 leaves (trimmed), 2 strips (part of the same leaf, bound)
Dimensions
213 x 172 mm
More about the Current Condition
Lower parts of all leaves are trimmed. Several fragments contain both columns while others contain only one column and part of the inner margin.
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
Red plain initials, red colour stroking.
Content
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Content Item
- Persons Jacob van Maerlant
- Text Language Middle Dutch
- Title <i>Alexanders geesten</i>
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Content Description
Fragments from books 9 and 10.
History
Provenance
The fragments were sold by book seller Camille Vyt to Léonard Willems in 1898, alongside fragments of the Roman van Heinric ende Margriete van Limborch (F-m26t on Fragmentarium). The fragments were transferred to the collection of the Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal en Letteren after Willems' death in 1938.
Persons and Institutions
Camille Vyt (book seller, until 1898); Léonard Willems (previous owner, between 1898-1938)
Bibliography
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Kienhorst, Hans, De handschriften van de Middelnederlandse ridderepiek: een codicologische beschrijving. Deel 1 (Deventer: Sub Rosa, 1988), 12-13.