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le liure qui parle/ du commencent du monde iusq(ue)s au temps q(ue) iule cesar se / p(ar)tist de ro(m)me po(ur) co(n)quester fra(n)ce [initial rubric]
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General information
| Folios | 20 |
| Language | Language object (3) |
| Approx. date | c. 1480 |
| Date notes | De Visser - Van Terwisga, 11-12 |
| Place(s) of production | FranceDe Visser - Van Terwisga, 11-12 |
| Table of contents | The table of contents occupies folios 1ra to 18vb and lists the chapter headings referring to the rubricated foliation in the manuscript in arab numerals which was added at the same time when the list of rubrics was added to the manuscript. |
| First words of second recto folio | [f. 2ra] ham (et) la science |
| First words of last recto folio | [f. 20ra] Quant dieu eut fet / le ciel (et) la terre et / les eaues doulces |
| Incipit | [f. 1ra] [c]y commence la table de ce p(rese)nt liure lequel trai / te de pluseurs choses haultes / dignes de memoire ainsi q(ui) se(n)suit |
| Explicit | [f. 20vb] so(n)t arrousees . Lu(n)g des fleuuez lescripture / lappelle gyon et nous le nommons |
Material
| Material: | Material object (4) |
| Watermark: | not applicable |
| Condition: | Good quality vellum in good condition. |
Structure
| Collation: | 1-2834 |
| Quire structure: | Two quaternions and one binion. |
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Physical description
| General description: | The table of contents occupies folios 1ra to 18vb. Folio 19r. and 19va are left blank. At the bottom of folio 19rb is the opening rubric 'Sensuit le liure qui parle/ du commencent du monde iusq(ue)s au temps q(ue) iule cesar se / p(ar)tist de ro(m)me po(ur) co(n)quester fra(n)ce .'. Folio 20r opens with a large frontispiece representing Adam and Eve in Paradise. |
| No. of illustrations: | 1 |
| General illustration: | Large frontispiece representing Adam and Eve in Paradise, greeting their Creator. Animals (peacocks, bovines) are represented in pairs, leopards and cattle living peacefully alongside each other. Also depicted are two of the rivers of Paradise and the Tree of Knowledge. The cities in the background may refer to a different timeframe. It is suggested that the text is written on a band lying on the surface. The frontispiece is framed in a broad frame with a suggestion of three dimensions. The frontispiece includes a coat of arms, centered at the bottom of the frame (a crowned lion's head or tongued gules on a background azur, with a diagonal band or. The coat is framed gules. |
| General decoration: | The texts opens with a large painted initial (blue, height: 6 lines) on a scarlet background decorated with a floral design in gold. |
| Evidence of readership: | |
| Foliations description: | This section of the manuscript only has a modern foliation in pencil. |
Mise en page
| Description 1 | |
| Page sampled | f. 19r |
| Layout | None |
| Page dimensions | 353x244 (mm) |
| Justification | 242x165 (mm) |
| Columns | 213mm between columns Column ruling present in Colours object (5) (RulingMaterials object (1) ) |
| Lines | 42Line ruling present in Colours object (5) (RulingMaterials object (1) ) |
| Rubrication | Red ink is used for the introductory rubric (f. 19vb), for paragraph signs and in the line-filling devices. |
| Writing above top line? | False |
| Sample page layout: | |
Hand(s)
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (4) |
| Script | Script object (9) |
| Folio range | From 1ra to 18vb |
| Date | c. 1400 to 1500 |
| Scribe description: | Fifteenth-century littera cursiva with bastarda features (broad straight 's' and 'f'). 'e' with horn. The lower lobe of 'g' is open. Abbreviations include horizontal stroke for nasal consonants and q(ue), superscript vowels ('i'), superscript 2-like 'r' for 'r'-abbreviations, 'p' with crossed descender, uncrossed tironian 'et' |
| Notes | |
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (4) |
| Script | Script object (4) |
| Folio range | From 20ra to 20vb |
| Date | c. 1400 to 1500 |
| Scribe description: | Most probably the same scribe who also wrote the table of contents, switching to textualis script for the main text. This type of script concurs with the script type used in the thirteenth-century part of the codex. |
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