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Die dietsche doctrinale

Book II, v. 401-463, 464-558

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Gent, Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent, HS.1617

Roos in't Velt, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2024 (Born Digital)

General Information

Title <i>Die dietsche doctrinale</i>
Shelfmarks Gent, Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent, HS.1617
Material Parchment (vellum)
Place of Origin Low Countries
Date of Origin second half of the fourteenth century (after 1345)
Script, Hands

Northern gothica textualis libraria.

Original Condition

Page Height 245 mm
Page Width 180 mm
Height of Written Area 195 mm
Width of Written Area 130 mm
Number of Columns 2
Number of Lines 48
Ruling No ruling visible

Current Condition

Extent 1 leaf (2 parts, bound)
Dimensions 245 x 150 mm
More about the Current Condition

Fragment consists of two parts from a single leaf, which were reattached using adhesive tape.

Circa three quarters of the original leaf is preserved.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Red rubrication; red plain initials; red colour stroking.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Middle Dutch
    • Title <i>Die dietsche doctrinale</i>
    • Content Description

      Book II. v. 401-463 (fol. [1]r) and v. 464-558 (fol. [1]v).
    • fol. [1]r
    • Edition Hegman, Willy, ‘De Gentse handschriften van de ‘Dietsche Doctrinale’’, Spiegel der Letteren, 24 (1982), pp. 8-12
    • Remarks

      Didactic poem written in Antwerp in 1345.

History

Provenance

The provenance of the fragments is unclear. They were discovered and identified by Willem De Vreese at Ghent University Library in 1915.
Persons and Institutions Willem De Vreese (describer)

Host Volume

Remarks

Fragments were used in a book binding, possibly as pastedowns; the exact host volume is unknown.

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