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Florilegium

F-etul

Antwerpen, Rijksarchief te Antwerpen, Verzameling Losse Aanwinsten, nr. 2.12

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

General Information

Title Florilegium
Shelfmarks Antwerp, Rijksarchief te Antwerpen, Verzameling Losse Aanwinsten, nr. 2.12
Material Parchment
Date of Origin s. XIV
Script, Hands

Littera textualis currens (s. XIV) with strong tendencies towards a littera cursiva: the execution of the letter 'a' alternates between a double compartment letter 'a' (textualis) and a single compartment letter 'a' (cursiva).  Furthermore the descenders of the letters 'f' and the straight 's' have a strong tendency to extend below the baseline (cursiva). Moreover, the ascenders of the letters 'l' and 'b' frequently have loops (cursiva).

Original Condition

Page Height at least 129 mm
Page Width at least 103 mm
Number of Columns 1
Width of Columns at least 95 mm
Number of Lines at least 27
Line Height 2 – 3 mm
Ruling No ruling visible
More about the Condition

The minimum page height of the original manuscript was estimated on the basis of a maximum aspect ratio of 0,8.

Current Condition

Extent 1 leaf (trimmed)
Dimensions ca. 63 x 103 mm

Content

  • Content Item
    • Persons
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title Florilegium
    • Content Description

      The fragment is a remnant of a florilegium, including quotations from Boethius, Hugo de Folieto and Hugo de Sancto Victore.

Host Volume

Remarks

Host volume unknown. The fragment presumably functioned as a guard.
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