Fragment

Colchester: University of Essex Library, Harsnett H.e.49 ii

Lost manuscript: 

Textual information

Subject: 
Law
Civil Law
Author of work: 
Justinian
Title of work: 
Digestum (Infortiatum), with gloss (unidentified, Accursius?)
Section: 
36.1.57.3--36.1.58 / 36.1.56--36.1.57.2
Orientation: 
foot to fore-edge
Transcription: 

(recto) cionis retencionem erit audiendus. sed nec illud translatiue omittendum est . . . placuit cum autem interea filii (txt) | pars hereditatis retinet fidei commissum prius . . . habere i. cum de hereditate ac (gl.)

(verso)  quod medio tempore alienatum vel deminutum est . . . si ipse quoque rogatus sit alii restituere totum restituere (txt) | dei commissarius libere iam atque concessit . . . est speciale in filio ut I. de operis li. i. ani ex ca. (gl.)

Palaeography

Type of script: 
Gothic
Script detail: 
Textura Rotunda
Place of production: 
Italy
Date of production: 
s. xiii
s. xiii 2

Material information

Material: 
Parchment
Type of fragment: 
Flyleaf
Fragment type detail: 
lifted, back
Element of folio: 
strip cut across the page, at foot
Ruling: 
Both text and gloss lightly ruled
Decoration: 

Simple initials are one-line lombards in red; larger initials are blue with red penwork.

Further information

Notes: 

The vertical gloss columns each have a reservation of 7mm separating it from the text. The horizontal gloss begins 20mm below the bottom line and is 70mm deep.

Date last updated: 
Friday, September 23, 2016 - 07:59
Colchester Harsnett H.e.49 ii verso

Dimensions

Fragment: 

234mm (h) x 165mm (w)

Number of lines: 
10
Number of columns: 
2
Height of minims: 
3mm
Space between lines: 
6mm
Height of written space: 
137mm
Width of written space: 
125mm
Lower margin: 
28mm
Inner margin: 
9mm
Width of text 1: 
47mm
Reservation 1: 
15mm
Width of text 2: 
56mm
Number of lines (gloss): 
31
Space between lines (gloss): 
3mm
Height of minims (gloss): 
2mm