Constantinus Africanus, Viaticum, with glosses
F-b0oy
Antwerpen, Rijksarchief te Antwerpen, Verzameling Losse Aanwinsten, nr. 2.15
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. 2.15
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, nr. 2.14-2.15 are kept together in a map. They are remants 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: "IIII"
Fol. 1v and fol. 2v: "E"
More about the Condition
The minimum page height was estimated on the basis of a maximum aspect ratio of 0,8.
Current Condition
Extent 1 loose strip (part of bifolium)
Dimensions 49 x 280 mm (full strip); 49 x 198 mm (fol. 1); 49 x 83 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. The text of fol. [1] and [2] mainly belongs to the chapter "De dysenteria". Cf. print, p. 80-81.
![fol. [2]v - fol. [1]r](https://fragmentarium.ms:443/loris/F-b0oy/fol_2v_fol_1r.jp2/full/,150/0/default.jpg "fol. [2]v - fol. [1]r")
Host Volume
Remarks
Host volume unknown. Presumably, the fragment functioned as a guard.