Lost Manuscript

Babel MS 19

At present, only two thin strips from this manuscript are known, making identification of text impossible. It appears that each of the two fragments provides the full height of the written space, suggesting this was a pocket-book.

Textual Information
Subject
Unidentified
Title of work
unidentified (section on 'de radicibus')
Language
Latin
Palaeography
Type of script
Gothic
Script detail
cursive
Place of production
England
Material Information
Material
Parchment
Layout
unidentified
Ruling
Fully ruled, leaving brown mark, with the lines running into the margin
Dimensions
Page

mm (h) x mm (w)

Number of lines
25
Number of columns
1?
Height of minims
1mm
Space between lines
4mm
Height of written space
126
Upper margin

8+

Lower margin

20+

History and further information
Number of folios represented
2?
Author: David Rundle_
Constituent Fragments
Colchester: University of Essex Library, Harsnett K.a.7 ii
Colchester Harsnett K.a.7 i
Colchester: University of Essex Library, Harsnett K.a.7 i