Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vaticano Latino 13501
[Tristan fragments]
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General information
| Folios | 2 |
| Folio notes: | Two remounted leaves that no doubt formed a bifolium prior to being used in a binding. |
| Language | Language object (43) |
| Approx. date | ?1275 to 1299 |
| Date notes | 'sec. XIII ex' (Cigni 2012, 262). Use of 'v', round 's', and 'y' might suggest early 14th c. |
| Place(s) of production | 'Medioriente?' (Cigni 2012, 262). |
| First words of second recto folio | |
| First words of last recto folio | |
| Incipit | [f. 68ra] mede si grant cuer (et) de si grant / fierte . |
| Explicit | [f. 69vb] q(ua)nt / il laura puís en cornoaille har- // |
Material
| Material: | Material object (4) |
| Watermark: | |
| Condition: | Each leaf was folded in half and used as a pastedown and guard-leaf. Creasing and small holes occasionally render the text illegible. Part of the uppermost line of text on f. 68 has been cropped. |
Structure
| Collation: | |
| Quire structure: | The two leaves probably formed a bifolium. |
| Quire marks: | MSQuiremarkDisposition object (18) |
| Catchwords: | |
| Catchword disposition: | MSCatchwordDisposition object (12) |
Physical description
| General illustration: | |
| General decoration: | Paragraphs are marked by simple initials (height: 2 lines), alternating red and green, with minimal decoration. Guide letters are present in the margin. |
| Evidence of readership: | |
| Foliations description: | 68 and 69 are printed in the lower corner of the recto. Pencil numbering (1 and 2) beside this. |
Mise en page
| Description 1 | |
| Page sampled | f. 69r |
| Layout | MSLayout object (3) |
| Page dimensions | 272x203 (mm) |
| Justification | 222x143 (mm) |
| Columns | 214mm between columns Column ruling present in Colours object (6) (RulingMaterials object (5) ) |
| Lines | 36Line ruling present in Colours object (6) (RulingMaterials object (5) ) |
| Rubrication | none |
| Writing above top line? | False |
| Sample page layout: | |
Hand(s)
| Level of Execution: | Execution object (4) |
| Script | Script object (2) |
| Folio range | From 68ra to 69vb |
| Date | ?1275 to 1299 |
| Scribe description: | Neatly executed and regular. Features include: two-compartment 'a' (open upper bow), forked and clubbed ascenders, 'e' with a tongue in final position, occasional majuscule 'G' in initial position, use of 'j', various forms of round 's' in final position, occasional 'v' in initial position, dotted 'y', 3-shaped 'z' with an approach stroke. Tironian 'et' is crossed. Other abbreviation is mostly restricted to the end of the line. |
| Notes | |