Gregorius IX, Decretales, with added notes

Books I and II

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Antwerpen, Rijksarchief te Antwerpen, Verzameling Losse Aanwinsten, nr. 15.20

General Information

Title Gregorius IX, <i>Decretales</i> with added notes
Material Original bifolia: parchment Added bifolia: paper
Date of Origin s. XIV, with s. XV additions
Script, Hands

Main text block and glosses of the original bifolia in a gothica textualis libraria (s. XIV), with a strong tendency towards a semitextualis. The execution of the letter 'a' alternates between a double compartment and a single compartment letter 'a'. In the glosses, the 'a' is most often realised with one compartment. However, that may be the result of small (and rapid) writing. Text of the added bifolia in a gothica cursiva currens (s. XV).

General Remarks

The fragment consists of a quinio with 3 original bifolia (s. XIV) alternating with 2 added bifolia (s. XV). The quire has an unwritten paper wrapper. The outer, third and inner bifolium are the original ones (fol. 1; 3; 5; 6; 8; 10). The second and fourth bifolium are sewn in later (fol. 2; 4; 7; 9). The quire must have functioned as a loose booklet. Antwerp, Rijksarchief te Antwerpen, Verzameling Losse Aanwinsten, nr. 15.19 has a similar structure (but no wrapper around the quire).

Original Condition

Page Height 295 mm
Page Width 222 mm
Height of Written Area 185 – 190 mm
Width of Written Area 101 – 105 mm
Number of Columns 2
Width of Columns 45 – 48 mm
Number of Lines 45 – 47
Line Height 4 – 5 mm
Ruling Full lead-point ruling
More about the Condition

The description above is based on the original bifolia (not on the additions).

Current Condition

Extent 5 bifolia (bound, quinio) + wrapper (paper, unwritten)
Dimensions c. 295 x 222 (leaf)

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Pen-flourished initials (initials in red with pen-flourishes in yellow, initials in blue with pen-flourishes in red), rubrics (red), line fillers (red), versals (red, blue), paraphs (brown).

Content

  • Content Item
    • Persons Gregorius IX
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title <i>Decretales</i>
    • Content Description

      Books I and II, with added notes.

    • fol. [1]r