Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale, II 5606 volume II fragment 3
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General information
| Folios | 2 |
| Folio notes: | This is a fragment of a bifolium, preserving text of two columns (c. 11 lines). |
| Language | Language object (44) |
| Approx. date | ?1250 to 1300 |
| Date notes | Based on the script. Two-compartment 'a' with open upper compartment. Only straight 's' is used in final position. Probably rather towards the middle than to the end of the century. |
| Place(s) of production | {unspecified}'Graphies picardes' (Jung 1996, 311). |
| First words of second recto folio | |
| First words of last recto folio | |
| Incipit | |
| Explicit | |
Material
| Material: | Material object (4) |
| Watermark: | na |
| Condition: | The outer column of the recto side of the first part of the bifolium is damaged. The inner pages (1v and 2r) are equally damaged (they were pasted together?) |
Structure
| Collation: | na |
| Quire structure: | Fragment of a bifolium. |
| Quire marks: | MSQuiremarkDisposition object (21) |
| Catchwords: | |
| Catchword disposition: | MSCatchwordDisposition object (12) |
Physical description
| General illustration: | none |
| General decoration: | Pen-decorated initials (height: 2 lines), alternatingly blue and red with flourishings in the contrasting colour. |
| Evidence of readership: | none |
| Foliations description: | none |
Mise en page
| Description 1 | Separate column for majuscule letters at the beginning of the verse-line. |
| Page sampled | f. 2v |
| Layout | None |
| Page dimensions | 73x182 (mm) |
| Justification | 73x125 (mm) |
| Columns | 25mm between columns Column ruling present in Colours object (6) |
| Lines | 11Line ruling present in Colours object (6) |
| Rubrication | Only used for decorated initials |
| Writing above top line? | False |
| Sample page layout: | |