Lost Manuscript
Babel MS 34
Two consecutive leaves are presently known from this fine manuscript, in which the gothic bookhand is presented in double columns with wider borders. There are some signs of early readership on the second fragment but nothing more which would help to reconstruct the manuscript's history.
Textual information
Subject:
Philosophy
Title of work:
Metaphysica, tr. William of Moerbeke
Palaeography
Type of script:
Gothic
Script detail:
Textura semi-quadrata
Place of production:
England
Material information
Material:
Parchment
Layout:
Bicolumnar
Decoration:
Paraphs alternating in red and blue.
Ruling:
visible ruling for frame in plummet, a tramline at each side of the text block and again in the upper and lower margins, all lines going to the edges. Written below top line.
Dimensions
Page:
333mm (h) x 215mm (w)
Number of lines:
30
Number of columns:
2
Height of minims:
4mm
Space between lines:
7mm
Height of written space:
Upper margin:
Lower margin:
Inner margin:
Width of text 1:
Reservation 1:
Width of text 2:
Reservation 2:
History and further information
Information on dismantling:
The manuscript was clearly available for use in a binder's shop in the second half of the sixteenth century.
Number of folios represented:
2
Date published:
Saturday, August 13, 2016 - 15:02
Date last updated:
Friday, September 23, 2016 - 07:42
