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Jacob van Maerlant, Spiegel historiael

Partie III, Book VII, Cap. 32-35

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Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties, Ms. 1264

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

General Information

Title Jacob van Maerlant, <i>Spiegel historiael</i>
Shelfmarks Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties, Ms. 1264
Former Shelfmarks Ms. Fragm. 519; Ms. Fragm. 119
Material Parchment
Place of Origin possibly Holland
Date of Origin mid 14th century (ca. 1350?)
Script, Hands

Northern gothica textualis currens, one hand.
General Remarks

Part of same manuscript as Gent, Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent, 1640 (F-uuo2 on Fragmentarium) and Stockholm, Kungliga biblioteket, Vu 85 (9).

Original Condition

Page Height at least 251 mm
Page Width at least 160 mm
Height of Written Area at least 210 mm
Width of Written Area 133 mm
Number of Columns 2
Width of Columns 60 – 63 mm
Number of Lines 42
Line Height 5 mm
Ruling Full lead-point ruling
Collation

Manuscript originally had regular quires of four doubleleaves. On fol. [1]v, remains of a catchword can be seen.
More about the Condition

The estimates are based on Lievens 1982, p. 37 and Biemans 1997, p. 394.

Running titles in upper margin of fol. [2] ('VII'). Prickings visible in the outer margin of fragment A.

Current Condition

Extent 1 leaf (trimmed, 2 parts)
Dimensions 102 x 157 mm
More about the Current Condition

The two fragments are from the same leaf and are cut through horizontally. Ten text lines in the middle of each column are missing. Fragm. A represents the top of the leaf, while fragm. B is the bottom.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Red plain initials, red paraphs, red rubrication, red colour stroking. Pen-flourishing visible on fragment A v.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Persons Jacob van Maerlant
    • Text Language Middle Dutch
    • Title <i>Spiegel historiael</i>
    • Content Description

      Spiegel Historiael, Partie III, Book 7, Cap. 32-35.

      • Fragm. A:
        • Fragm. A r, col. A: Cap. 32, v. 80 - Cap. 33, v. 8.
        • Fragm. A r, col. B: Cap. 33, v. 33 - Cap. 34, v. 7.
        • Fragm. A v, col. A: Cap. 34, v. 32 - 49.
        • Fragm. A v, col. B: Cap. 35, v. 19 - 36.
      • Fragm. B:
        • Fragm. B r, col. A: Cap. 33, v. 18 - 32.
        • Fragm. B r, col. B: Cap. 34, v. 17 - 31.
        • Fragm. B v, col. A: Cap. 35, v. 4 - 18.
        • Fragm. B v, col. B: Cap. 35, v. 46 - 60.
    • fol. [1]r
    • Edition De Vries, M., and E. Verwijs, eds., Jacob van Maerlant’s Spiegel Historiael met de fragmenten der later toegevoegde gedeelten, bewerkt door Philip Utenbroeke en Lodewijc van Velthem, vol. 1 (Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1863), p. 331 - 333 <http://www.dbnl.nl/tekst/maer002spie03_01/maer002spie03_01_0008.php>

History

Remarks

Fragments were used as pastedowns in a book binding. The exact host volume is unknown.

When compared to other extant fragments of the same manuscript, it can be said that the original manuscript started to be used for book binding material shortly after 1535.

Bibliography

  • Lievens, Robrecht, ‘Middelnederlandse handschriften’, in Nederlandse letteren in de Leuvense universiteitsbibliotheek, ed. by Marcus De Schepper (Leuven: KULAfdeling Nederlandse literatuur en volkskunde, 1982), pp. 37.
  • Biemans, Jos A. A. M., Onsen Speghele Ystoriale in Vlaemsche. Codicologisch onderzoek naar de overlevering van de Spiegel historiael van Jacob van Maerlant, Philip Utenbroeke en Lodewijk van Velthem, met een beschrijving van de handschriften en fragmenten, 2 vols (Leuven: Peeters, 1997), vol. 2, p. 393-395.
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