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Jacob van Maerlant, Spiegel historiael

Partie II, Book VII, Chapter 12, 17-19, 60, 63, 65

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Antwerpen, Rijksarchief te Antwerpen, Verzameling Losse Aanwinsten, nr. 147.2

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

Remarks by the Editor

Additional notes by Roos in't Velt, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023.

General Information

Title Jacob van Maerlant, Spiegel historiael
Shelfmarks Antwerpen, Rijksarchief te Antwerpen, Verzameling Losse Aanwinsten, nr. 147.2
Former Shelfmarks nr. 40
Material Parchment
Place of Origin Low Countries (possibly Brabant)
Date of Origin first half 14th century
Script, Hands

Northern gothica textualis libraria.
General Remarks

The fragment is a remnant of the same manuscript as Leiden, University Library, Ltk. 177 (fragment-Serrure) (cf. Croenen 1992, 272)

Original Condition

Page Height 480 mm
Page Width at least 340 mm
Height of Written Area 370 mm
Width of Written Area 275 mm
Number of Columns 4
Width of Columns 60 – 64 mm
Number of Lines 82
Line Height 4 – 5 mm
Ruling Lead-point ruling, prickings in outer margin
More about the Condition

The reconstruction of the original condition is based on Croenen (1992, 75-76). The fragment is a remnant of one of the two only known manuscripts of the <i>Spiegel historiael</i> with a four-column layout, a layout that is very rare for Middle Dutch manuscripts.

Current Condition

Extent 1 bifolium (trimmed)
Dimensions 263 x 340 mm (leaf)
More about the Current Condition

The fragment consists of a part of the lower half of a bifolium, with c. 42 lines per column remaining (the bifolium was, roughly, cut in half horizontally). Fol. [2] has preserved its original width. Of fol. [1] only a strip remains, ca. 1/5th of the original page width. The fragment must have functioned as cover or a wrapper of a register with a stiff cover (identity unknown).

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Pen-flourished initials (initials in red, pen-flourishes in blue), plain initials (blue), rubrics (red), colour stroking (red)

Content

  • Content Item
    • Persons Jacob van Maerlant
    • Text Language Middle Dutch
    • Title Jacob van Maerlant, Spiegel historiael
    • Content Description
      • Fol. [1]r: Spiegel historiael, Second Partie, Book VII, Chapter 12, vs. 129-166 (ed. De Vries & Verwijs 1863)
      • Fol. [1]v: Spiegel historiael, Second Partie, Book VII, Chapter 17, vs. 112 - chapter 18, vs. 19 (ed. De Vries & Verwijs 1863)
      • Fol. [2]: Spiegel historiael, Second, Partie, Book VII, final verses of chapter 17 (cf. Croenen 1992).
    • fol. [2]v - fol. [1]r
    • Edition De Vries, M., and E. Verwijs, eds., Jacob van Maerlant’s Spiegel historiael met de fragmenten der later toegevoegde gedeelten, bewerkt door Philip Utenbroeke en Lodewijc van Velthem, dl. 1 vols (E.J. Brill, Leiden, 1863)

History

Provenance

Fragment was kept by collector Jan Baptist Stockmans, and was part of his personal collection of historical archival documents and notes (also known as 'De Papieren Stockmans'). It is unknown where Stockmans discovered the fragment.

The fragment was transferred, as part of Stockmans' collection, to the State Archives at Antwerp between 1961 and 1962.
Persons and Institutions Jan Baptist Stockmans (previous owner)

Host Volume

Remarks

Host volume unknown. Probably functioned as a wrapper (cf. Croenen 1992, 74-75).

Bibliography

  • Croenen, Godfried, ‘Twee onbekende fragmenten van de Spiegel Historiael’, Verslagen en Mededelingen van de Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde, 1992, 271–87

     https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_ver016199201_01/_ver016199201_01_0017.php

  • Biemans, Jos A. A. M., Onsen Speghele Ystoriale in Vlaemsche. Codicologisch onderzoek naar de overlevering van de Spiegel Historiael van Jacob van Maerlant, Philip Utenbroeke en Lodewijk van Velthem, met een beschrijving van de handschriften en fragmenten, 2 vols. (Leuven: Peeters, 1997), p. 381-83, no. 27.
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