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Gregorius Magnus, Moralia in Job

Part 1, Book 4, Chapter 21, 27-29

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Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties, Ms. 1477

Birthe Verscuren, KU Leuven, 2023 (Born Digital)

General Information

Title Gregorius Magnus, <i>Moralia in Job</i>
Shelfmarks Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties, Ms. 1477
Former Shelfmarks Fragm. 580
Material Parchment
Date of Origin 11th entury
Script, Hands

Carolingian script, 1 hand.

Original Condition

Page Height 255 mm
Page Width 165 mm
Height of Written Area 190 mm
Width of Written Area 110 mm
Number of Columns 1
Number of Lines 27
Line Height 7 mm
Ruling Blind-point ruling
More about the Condition

Prickings in outer margin.

Current Condition

Extent 1 bifolium
Dimensions 255 x 165 mm
More about the Current Condition

There is some text loss on the upper right corner; the outer margin of the leaf contains a hole.

Fol. [1]r has a 19th-century annotation in blue pen ("XIIe siècle", referring to the century the fragment was possibly made). Fol. [2]v contains the annotation “1563”, which possibly refers to a year for which the fragment was used as a document binder.

The fragment underwent conservation in 2009.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Blue plain pen-flourished initial with red penwork (fol. [2]r). Red rubrication.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Persons Gregorius I
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title Moralia in Job
    • Content Description
      • Fol. [1]: Part 1, book 4, ch. 21, 27.
      • Fol. [2]: Part 1, book 4, ch. 28-29.
    • fol. [1]r

History

Provenance

The fragment was owned by Jozef-Maria De Smet until his death in 1996. The collection of Jozef-Maria De Smet was transferred to KU Leuven Bijzondere Collecties after his death in 1996.
Persons and Institutions Jozef-Maria De Smet (previous owner)

Host Volume

Remarks

The fragment was used as a document binder. It was possibly used as such around 1563, as fol. [2]v contains a handwritten note referring to that year. 
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