Collection of exempla

Excerpts from Thomas de Cantimprato, Bonum universale de apibus and Caesarius Heisterbacensis, Dialogus miraculorum

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Brugge, Stads- en O.C.M.W.-archief Brugge, Oud Archief, reeks 539: Handschriften, nr. 31

General Information

Title Collection of exempla
Shelfmarks Brugge, Stads- en O.C.M.W.-archief Brugge, Oud Archief, reeks 539: Handschriften, nr. 31
Page/Folio Reference cover
Material Parchment
Date of Origin 15th century
Script, Hands

Gothica hybrida libraria.

Original Condition

Page Height 217 mm
Page Width 165 mm
Height of Written Area 174 mm
Width of Written Area 138 mm
Number of Columns 2
Width of Columns 60 – 65 mm
Number of Lines 36
Line Height 5 mm
Ruling No longer visible.
More about the Condition

Prickings visible in outer margin.

Current Condition

Extent 1 leaf (in situ)
Dimensions 217 x 165 mm
More about the Current Condition

Text on outer cover has degraded, making it difficult to read in some spots.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Space was left open to add small initials in col. B of the inner cover (including guide letters); however, decoration was never executed.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Persons Thomas de Cantimprato (author)
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title <i>Bonum universale de apibus</i> (excerpt)
    • Content Description

      Text can be read on fol. [1]r, col. A and first eight lines of col. B.

    • Remarks

      Explicit: 'Ex liber de apibus'.

  • Content Item
    • Persons Caesarius Heisterbacensis
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title <i>Dialogus miraculorum</i> (excerpt)
    • Content Description

      Excerpt taken from Cap. 36 ('De daemone, qui in specie hominis militi fideliter servivit'). Text starts on fol. [1]r col. B, line 25, and continues on fol. [1]v.

    • Edition Heberle, Johann Matthias, ed., Dialogus miraculorum. Textum ad quatuor codicum manuscriptorum editionisque principis fidem accurate recognovit (Cologne / Bonn / Brussels: Lempertz, 1850), i, p. 319-321 <https://books.google.be/books?id=gAJSAAAAcAAJ>
    • Remarks

      Incipit: 'Cesarius De demone qui homini in specie hominis fideliter seruiuit'.

Host Volume

Title Rederijker plays, in Middle Dutch, French and Latin
Date of Origin/Publication 16th century
Place of Origin/Publication Antwerp (chamber of rhetoric 'De Goudbloem')
Shelfmark Brugge, Stads- en O.C.M.W.-archief Brugge, Oud Archief, reeks 539: Handschriften, nr. 31
Remarks

Fragment is used as cover.