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Jacob van Maerlant, Rijmbijbel

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Gent, Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent, HS.1250

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

General Information

Title Jacob van Maerlant, <i>Rijmbijbel</i>
Shelfmarks Gent, Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent, HS.1250
Material Parchment
Place of Origin Low Countries
Date of Origin second half 14th century
Script, Hands

Two hands, Northern littera gothica textualis. One hand has copied the text, a second hand has written the rubrics in a slightly larger modulus.

Original Condition

Page Height 70 – 260 mm
Page Width 193 – 195 mm
Height of Written Area 60 – 200 mm
Width of Written Area 155 – 160 mm
Number of Columns 2
Width of Columns 73 – 75 mm
Number of Lines 36 – 38
Line Height 7 – 8 mm

Current Condition

Extent 2 bifolia (trimmed), 2 strips (bound together)
Dimensions 73 x 195 mm
More about the Current Condition

Fragments are mounted onto modern paper bound into a modern codex containing notes and transcriptions by Willem De Vreese.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Plain red initials with guide letters. Rubrics in red. The capital letters at the start of each line are written in a separate column that is separated from the rest of the text by a red vertical line.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Persons Jacob van Maerlant
    • Text Language Middle Dutch
    • Title <i>Rijmbijbel</i>
    • Content Description
      • Fragment I (lower part of a bifolium):
        • fol. [1]ra: v. 15074-15078
        • fol. [1]ra: v. 15108-15114
        • fol. [1]va: v. 15146-15152
        • fol. [1]vb: v. 15184-15188
        • fol. [2]ra: v. 15842-15847
        • fol. [2]ra: v. 15878-15883
        • fol. [2]va: v. 15916-15921
        • fol. [2]vb: v. 15953-15958
      • Fragment II (upper part of a bifolium):
        • fol. [1]ra: v. 17352-17362
        • fol. [1]ra: v. 17398-17408
        • fol. [1]va: ten verses that aren't included in edition-David
        • fol. [1]vb: v. 17435-17444
        • fol. [2]ra: v. 18397-18405
        • fol. [2]ra: v. 18435-18442
        • fol. [2]va: v. 18475-18485
        • fol. [2]vb: v. 18513-18521
      • Fragment III (upper part of a leaf):
        • fol. [1]ra: v. 24701-24709
        • fol. [1]ra: v. 24741-24749
        • fol. [1]va: v. 24779-24787
        • fol. [1]vb: v. 24817-24825
    • 1
    • Edition Jacob van Maerlant, Rymbybel van Jacob van Maerlant, met voorrede, varianten van hss., aenteekeningen en glossarium, ed. by J. David, 3 vols (Brussels: M. Hayez, 1858)

History

Provenance

Given to Ferdinand Snellaert by Henry vander Schelden on 9 September  1865. It entered the collection of Ghent University Library after Snellaert's death in 1872.

Bibliography

  • Derolez, Albert, Medieval Manuscripts: Ghent University Library (Ghent: Snoeck, 2017), 208
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