Jacob van Maerlant, Der naturen bloeme

Book III, vs. 2425-2466, 2550-2590

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Mechelen, Stadsarchief Mechelen, V 736B

Remarks by the Editor

Additional remarks by Roos in't Velt, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2024.

General Information

Title Jacob van Maerlant, Der naturen bloeme
Shelfmarks Mechelen, Stadsarchief Mechelen, V 736B
Material Parchment
Place of Origin Low Countries
Date of Origin first half 14th century
Script, Hands

Northern gothica textualis libraria.

Original Condition

Page Height 290 mm
Page Width 174 – 232 mm
Height of Written Area 207 mm
Number of Columns 2
Number of Lines 42
Line Height 5 mm
Ruling Full lead-point ruling
More about the Condition

The original width is estimated with the procedure of J.P. Gumbert’s statistical research on page dimensions of manuscripts. He has shown that the ratio of height to width generally lies between 0.60 and 0.80. The estimated width lies between 174 and 232 mm.

Current Condition

Extent 1 strip
Dimensions 290 x 47 mm

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Pen-flourished initials with marginal extensions, alternately in red and blue ink.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Persons Jacob van Maerlant
    • Text Language Middle Dutch
    • Title Der naturen bloeme
    • Content Description

      Book III, vs. 2425-2466, 2550-2590.

    • fol. [1]r

Host Volume

Remarks

The fragments were used in a book's binding but the exact host volume is unknown.