Johannes de Sancto Amando, Expositio super Antidotarium Nicolai

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Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 6 a-b

General Information

Title Johannes de Sancto Amando, <i>Expositio super Antidotarium Nicolai</i>
Shelfmarks Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 6 a-b
Material Parchment
Date of Origin 15th century
Script, Hands

Small gothica cursiva libraria, multiple hands.

Original Condition

Page Height at least 86 mm
Page Width 150 – 153 mm
Height of Written Area at least 65 mm
Width of Written Area 117 mm
Number of Columns 2
Width of Columns 53 – 55 mm
Number of Lines at least 17
Line Height 4 – 5 mm
Ruling Full lead-point ruling
Numbering

Medieval foliation using Arabic numerals ('21', '30') in the upper margin.

Collation

Fragment was most likely the outer leaf of a quinto quire.

More about the Condition

Text had marginal glosses a trimmed gloss is still visible in the outer margin of fol. 21v.

Current Condition

Extent 1 bifolium (trimmed, 2 strips)
Dimensions 86 x 153 mm
More about the Current Condition

Fragment consists of two loose strips that stem from the same bifolium; the fragments still fit together.

There are paper traces still stuck on fol. 21v and 30r.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Red-and-blue pen-flourished parted initial with interior reserved shapes and marginal extensions ('J'-staff border) on fol. 21r. Pen-flourished plain red initial with purple penwork on fol. 30v. Red colour stroking.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Persons Johannes de Sancto Amando
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title <i>Expositio super Antidotarium Nicolai</i>
    • Content Description

      Incipit on fol. 21r.

    • fol. 30v-21r
    • Remarks

      Latin medical treatised based on an earlier medical treatise, the so-called Antidotarium Nicolai.

History

Remarks

Fragments were used in a book binding, most likely as pastedowns.