Spiegel historael - Jacob van Maerlant (c. 1230 - c. 1300)

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Spiegel historiael / Jacob van Maerlant

Author

Jacob van Maerlant (c. 1230 - c. 1300)

Date

1325-1335 (c. 1325-1335)

Language

Dutch

Material and composition

Parchment, 258 ff.

Dimensions

320x233 (253x175) mm

Layout and script

3 columns, 60 lines, littera textualis

Binding

Post-medieval binding

Illustration and decoration

historiated initials, miniatures

Region of origin

West Flanders

Acquisition

Since 1937 on permanent loan from the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (KNAW)

Former owner and collections

Collection KNAW

Links

KB Manuscript References

Database BNM

Byvanck database

Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts

Category and keyword

Text

historiography

history