Religious and other poetry

F-n04e

Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties, Ms. 1188

General Information

Title Religious and other poetry
Shelfmarks Ms. 1188
Former Shelfmarks Fragm. 533
Material Paper
Date of Origin first half of the 16th century
Script, Hands

cursive script, one hand

General Remarks

There is only a watermark on f. 4, which is too incomplete for further identification.

Original Condition

Page Height 175 mm
Page Width 115 mm
Height of Written Area 160 mm
Width of Written Area 85 mm
Number of Lines 12 – 23
Line Height 5 – 6 mm
Ruling none

Current Condition

Dimensions c. 175 x 115 mm
More about the Current Condition

The seven leaves have been trimmed.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Six large initials in brown ink

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Middle Dutch
    • Content Description

      1. (f. 1-1v): prayer to the faithful
      Inc.: O mensce dinct wat ghi doet
      Expl.: voren is set en achter och in alsonder

      2. (f. 2-2v): prayer to Maria
      Inc.: Maria maget uitvercoren
      Expl.: … mextten die naam en wilgem (?) laten

      3. (f. 3-3v): prayer
      Inc.: ..ndt sy selven [1 word] leert steruen
      Expl.: ,,, alcijn verblyen amen,

      4. (f. 4): first paragraph with initial halfway difficult to read

      5. (f. 4-4v?): love poem
      Inc.: Sander myn lieve vrindt
      End not legible, because f. 4v and f. 5 have been pasted closed

      6. (f. 5?-5v): poem (incomplete)

History

Provenance

- 1962: bequest H. de Vocht

- ownership stamp KUL on each folio (blue ink)

- April-May 2010: restored by studio Schrijen