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Middle Dutch Bible translation of 1360

Daniel 8-14

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Hasselt, Rijksarchief te Hasselt, Archief van het Kartuizerklooster te Zelem, nr. 17

Roos in't Velt, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2024 (Born Digital)

General Information

Title Middle Dutch Bible translation of 1360
Shelfmarks Hasselt, Rijksarchief te Hasselt, Archief van het Kartuizerklooster te Zelem, nr. 17
Material Parchment
Place of Origin Southern Low Countries (possibly Zelem)
Date of Origin first half of 15th century (c. 1440-1450)
Script, Hands

Gothica cursiva libraria, one hand.
General Remarks

The fragment was originally part of same manuscript as two other fragments, now Brussels, KBR, MS IV 636 1 and 2.

Original Condition

Page Height 355 mm
Page Width 230 mm
Height of Written Area 260 mm
Width of Written Area 170 mm
Number of Columns 2
Number of Lines 43
Ruling full lead-point ruling
Collation

The fragment was not the inner bifolium of the original quire, but there was at least one other more bifolium placed between the two preserved leaves.

Current Condition

Extent 1 bifolium (part, in situ)
Dimensions 213 x 165 mm (leaf)
More about the Current Condition

The fragment is heavily trimmed, with the upper half of the bifolium and half of the outer columns missing. The text on the upper and lower cover has largely faded, making it difficult to read.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Blue plain initials, red rubrication (underlining), red colour stroking.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Middle Dutch
    • Title Middle Dutch Bible translation of 1360
    • Content Description

      Contains parts of the Book of Daniel, translated into Middle Dutch.

      • Fol. [1]r, col. A: Daniel 8: 21-27.
      • Fol. [1]r, col. B: Daniel 9: 1-14.
      • Fol. [1]v, col. A: Daniel 9: 9-14.
      • Fol. [1]v, col. B: Daniel 9: 17-23.
      • Fol. [2]r, col. A: Daniel 13: 55-62,
      • Fol. [2]r, col. B: Daniel 13: 65 - 14: 7.
      • Fol. [2]v, col. A: Daniel 14: 12-19.
      • Fol. [2]v, col. B: Daniel 14: 23-31.
    • upper cover, outside
    • Edition De Bruin, C.C. ed., Vetus Testamentum / Het Oude Testament 3. Isaias - II Machabaeorum / Jesaja - II Maccabeën (Brill, 1977), 262-264, 272-275.

History

Remarks

When the fragment was used as a cover, the outside was covered with paper. The paper was removed in 1983 to conduct research on the fragment.

Host Volume

Title Map book of the properties of the Sint-Jansberg charterhouse of Zelem ('Cahier renfermant le Cadastre partiel des propriétés de la Chartreuse de Zeelhem')
Date of Origin/Publication c. 1628
Place of Origin/Publication Sint-Jansberg charterhouse (Zelem)
Shelfmark Hasselt, Rijksarchief te Hasselt, Archief van het Kartuizerklooster te Zelem, nr. 17
Persons N. Janssens (land surveyor and creator of the maps, according to notes on fol. 1v of the register: 'Deur N. Janssens ghesworen Landtmeter gemeten ende gecarteert')
Remarks

The fragment is used as a cover for a register that contains 47 drawn maps of properties belonging to the Sint-Jansberg charterhouse. 

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