Robertus Ketenensis, Iudicia
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Antwerpen, Rijksarchief te Antwerpen, Verzameling Losse Aanwinsten, nr. 2.13
Laurent Breeus-Loos, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2021 (Born Digital)
General Information
Title
Robertus Ketenensis, Iudicia
Shelfmarks
Antwerp, Rijksarchief te Antwerpen, Verzameling Losse Aanwinsten, nr. 2.13
Material
Parchment
Date of Origin
s. XV
Script, Hands
Semitextualis (s. XV) - all features of the littera textualis, except for a single compartment letter 'a'.
Original Condition
Page Height
250 – 333 mm
Page Width
200 mm
Width of Written Area
132 mm
Number of Columns
2
Width of Columns
60 mm
Line Height
4 – 5 mm
Ruling
Full ink ruling
More about the Condition
Presumably, the original page width is more ore less intact (cf. fol. [2]). The original page height was estimated on the basis of an aspect ratio between 0.60 and 0.80.
Current Condition
Extent
1 strip (part of a bifolium)
Dimensions
39-43 x 330 mm (full strip); 41-43 x 200 mm (fol. [1])
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
Plain initials (red, blue), paraphs (red, blue)
Content
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Content Item
- Persons Robertus Ketenensis
- Text Language Latin
- Title Robertus Ketenensis, Iudicia
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Content Description
The first three lines of column A of fol. [2]r correspond with Robertus Ketenensis' Iudicia (opus Alkindi) (cf. Burnett, Yamamoto & Yano 1997, p. 86). Presumably, the rest of the fragment also belongs to Ketenensis' Iudicia. Further investigation is required.
- Secondary Literature Burnett, Charles, Keiji Yamamoto, and Michio Yano, ‘Al-Kindī on Finding Buried Treasure’, Arabic Sciences and Philosophy, 7.1 (1997), 57–90
Host Volume
Remarks
Host volume unknown. Presumably, the fragment functioned as a guard.