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Die eerste bliscap van Maria

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Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties, Ms. 1183

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

General Information

Title <i>Die eerste bliscap van Maria</i>
Shelfmarks Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties, Ms. 1183
Material Parchment
Place of Origin South West Brabant
Date of Origin late 15th century
Script, Hands

Gothica hybrida formata.

Original Condition

Page Height 197 mm
Page Width 133 mm
Height of Written Area 132 – 139 mm
Width of Written Area 85 – 86 mm
Number of Columns 1
Width of Columns 85 – 86 mm
Number of Lines 25
Line Height 5 mm
Ruling Full ruling in red ink

Current Condition

Extent 2 bifolia (trimmed)
Dimensions 197 x 133 mm
More about the Current Condition

Both bifolia have one outer margin trimmed away but there is no text loss. Lower corners of both bifolia were trimmed away as well.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Red rubrication, red underlining, red colour stroking. Character names are underlined, stage directions are written in red ink.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Middle Dutch
    • Title <i>Die eerste bliscap van Maria</i>
    • Content Description

      Part of a larger Middle Dutch play on the Seven Joys of the Virgin Mary, called Die seven bliscapen van Maria. Text of the fragment is similar to the copy kept at Brussel (Brussel, KBR, ms. IV 192) but also diverges from that text at some points.

      • Fol. [1]-[2]: compare to verse 1507-1585 of the Brussels manuscript.
      • Fol. [3]: compares to verse 1632-1670 of the Brussels manuscript.
      • Fol. [4]: compares to verse 1892-1923 of the Brussels manuscript.
    • fol. [2]v-[1]r
    • Edition Kienhorst, Hans, Lering en stichting op klein formaat: middelnederlandse rijmteksten in eenkolomsboekjes van perkament, Miscellanea Neerlandica, 31–32, 2 vols (Leuven: Peeters, 2005), 195-201.
    • Remarks

      An edition of the Brussels manuscript can be found in: Beuken, W. H., ed., Die eerste Bliscap van Maria en Die sevenste Bliscap van Onser Vrouwen, 2nd edn (Culemborg: Tjeenk Willink / Noorduijn, 1978), p. 116-120, 122-123, 134-135.

History

Provenance

Host volume was acquired by Professor Henri De Vocht around 1922. De Vocht's collection was acquired by Leuven University Library after his death in 1962.
Persons and Institutions Henri De Vocht (previous owner, between ca. 1922 and 1962)

Host Volume

Title Antonius Sanderus, <i>De Scriptoribus Flandriae Libri Tres</i>
Date of Origin/Publication 1624
Place of Origin/Publication Antwerp
Persons Willem van Tongeren (printer of host volume)
Remarks

Fragments were used in binding of Antonius Sanderus, De Scriptoribus Flandriae Libri Tres, printed in Antwerp by Willem van Tongeren in 1624.

Bibliography

  • Kienhorst, Hans, Lering en stichting op klein formaat: middelnederlandse rijmteksten in eenkolomsboekjes van perkament , 2 vols (Leuven: Peeters, 2005), p. 192-201.
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