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Hieronymus Stridonensis, Chronicon

for the years 642-602 BCE (fol. 64); 502-467 BCE (fol. 72)

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Leuven, Archief van de Abdij van Park, IIIB7.5a

Roos in't Velt, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023 (Born Digital)

General Information

Title Hieronymus Stridonensis, <i>Chronicon</i>
Shelfmarks Leuven, Archief van de Abdij van Park, IIIB7.5a
Material Parchment
Date of Origin 10th century
Script, Hands

Carolingian minuscule.

Original Condition

Page Height 311 mm
Page Width 230 mm
Height of Written Area 271 mm
Width of Written Area 180 – 184 mm
Number of Columns 1
Width of Columns 180 – 184 mm
Number of Lines 36
Line Height 7 – 8 mm
Ruling Full blind-point ruling
Numbering

Medieval foliation using Arabic numerals in upper right corner of recto sides ('64' on fol. 64r, '72' on fol. 72r).
Collation

Fragment was the outer bifolium of a quire consisting of eight leaves (four bifolia).
More about the Condition

Prickings visible in outer text margin.

Current Condition

Extent 1 bifolium
Dimensions 311 x 230 mm
More about the Current Condition

Fragment was part of same manuscript as Leuven, Archief van de Abdij van Park, VIIIB20/102 (F-2aq6 on Fragmentarium).

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Red rubrication.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Persons Hieronymus Stridonensis
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title <i>Chronicon</i>
    • Content Description

      Tabular overview of history for several historical empires.

      • Fol. 64r: Macedonians, Lydians and Egyptians, for the years 642-618 BCE.
      • Fol. 64v: Medes, Jews and Romans, for the years 617-602 BCE.
      • Fol. 72r-v: Persians, (Consuls of the) Romans and Macedonians, for the years 502-467 BCE.
    • fol. 64r

History

Provenance

Owned by Parc Abbey (Heverlee) since at least the early 17th century.

Host Volume

Remarks

Fragment was used at Parc Abbey as cover for a register between 1602 and 1605, according to 17th-century notes on fol. [1]r: 'Chyns ontfaen deur den Rentmeester van Ophem 1602' and 'Rekeninge der Cheijnsen vande Conuente van Parch Anno 1602 tot 1605'. The fragment was removed from this register volume at an unknown date.

Bibliography

  • Van Balberghe, Emile, ‘Fragmenta Parcensia: à propos d’un fragment de la chronique dite de saint Jérôme’, Archives et bibliothèques de Belgique, 41 (1970), 592–96.
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