Gothica hybrida

Foliated.

From the foliation, it appears that these bifolia were from four distinct quires, each quire originally consisting of five bifolia of ten leaves each. Catchwords are included on the verso of the last leaf of each gathering.

Names of cited authors in margins; some marginal notes in contemporary hand.

The original order of the four bifolia:

• Bifolium 1: Outer leaves 241 and 250
• Bifolium 2: Outer leaves 251 and 260
• Bifolium 3: Outer leaves 261 and 270
• Bifolium 4: Based on missing text and trimmed foliation, it is conjectured that these leaves represent inner leaves 282 and 289

Extensive offsetting of decorative initials and text due to the bifolia being reused as a board. 

The four bifolia are sewn as one gathering of eight leaves in stiff paper wrapper.

Bound order of leaves: 241, 251, 261, 282(?), 289(?), 270, 260, 250.

Two nine-line initials supplied in red with contrasting blue scrollwork; one six-line initial supplied in red with contrasting blue scrollwork; several four-line initials supplied in red and blue with contrasting scrollwork; running titles, rubrics, and foliation supplied in red.

Purchased (“Ekauff”) Antiquariat Jacques Rosenthal (Hans Koch), Eching bei München, 1971. It is not known whether the paper wrapper into which the bifolia are sewn was provided by this dealer. It is unclear who made this notation.

Professor Doktor Gerhard Eis, Heidelberg, (1908-1982), his shelfmark Hs 160.

It is conjectured that these leaves were reused as a board and later separated. The presence of two small holes in the outer margin of the leaves, certainly not original to the manuscript, are evidence of the presences of ties in the binding of the host volume.

The extensive offsetting of text and initials clearly shows the order in which the leaves were assembled when reused. When rebound, the binder preserved the order in which the bifolia were found in the board, rather than reassembling the leaves in their original order.