lecture notebook from the 16th century

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Ms. 237 de KU Leuven Libraries Special Collections
l'un des rares manuscrits d'étudiants du 16e siècle de l'Université de
Louvain
one of the rare student notes of the 16th century of the University of
Louvain
An Smets
How to investigate student notes from the Renaissance (c. 1300-1600)?
28.05.21

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Introduction
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https://bib.kuleuven.be/english/heritage

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Introduction (2)
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https://bib.kuleuven.be/english/heritage/heritagecollections/thematical
/university-history

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1. MS 237
- people (student and professors)
- content
- material description
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Student
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Joannes Lombaert of Oesterwyck
- Immatriculation date: 31 August 1513
- Pedagogy the Castle
- Variants: Oesterwyckensis, Lombart, Lombaerts
- Oosterwijk: Westerlo (B) or Oisterwijk (NL)?

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Professors
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1. Joannes (de) Loen
- magister artium, in theologia bacularius
- affiliated at the Faculty of Arts since 1508
2. Anthonius (de) Huysden (= Huesden)
- sacre theologie bacularius, in theologia professor
- affiliated at the Faculty of Arts since 1508
3. Cornelius de Weert (regent of the pedagogy the Castle since 1514)

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Content
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Folios (mod.) Folios (orig.) Content
2r-10v 54r-62v Liber predicabilium
11r-57v 63r-118v Libri predicamentorum
59r-77v 120r-138v Libri periamenias
79r-111v 140r-172v Libri priorum (= An. pr.)
112r-114v 173v-175v Libri posteriorum (= An. post.)
176-216: missing
115r-122r 217-224r Libri thopicorum
122v-137v 224v-239v Liber elenchorum (= SE)
138r-156v 240r-258v Tractatus de suppositione terminorum
157r-160v 259r-264v Tractatus de ampliationibus
161r-161v f. 265r-265v Tractatus de restrictionibus
162v 266v [De determinatione unica et non unica]
163v 267v [Citationes]
164v 268v /

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Content (2)
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Morning class (Joannes de Loen) Afternoon class (Anthonius de Huysden)
Content Completion date Content Completion date
? Tr. de suppositione
terminorum
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Liber predicabilium 07.12.1513 ? Tr. de ampliationibus 1513
? Tr. de restrictionibus 11.03.1514
Libri predicamentorum 03.04.[1514]
Libri periamenias 02.05 1514
Analytica priora 1 12.07.1514
Analytica priora 2 27.07.1514
Analytica posteriora 1 /
Analytica posteriora 2 / Topica 1 /
Topica 2 16.08.1514
Elenchi 1 26.09.1514

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Material aspects: 2 columns
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Material aspects: number of lines
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f. 141rb: 44 lines
f. 90rb: 82 lines

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Material aspects: redaction / revisions
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 the small leaves inserted before the final binding
 numerous marginal notes
 the indication Nota and the maniculae

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Material aspects: redaction / revisions (2)
 specific attention-grabbing signs
 scratches or entire passages that are rendered illegible
 faces in the margins
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Material aspects: redaction / revisions (2)
 frames with geometric figures
 ornamental lines between paragraphs
 Illustrations
 the "colouring" of certain passages to highlight them
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Material aspects: watermarks
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Briquet 13978

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Material aspects: watermarks (2)
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Armory with lilies

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Material aspects: watermarks (3)
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Philip the Bold (after 1364)
Abbeville

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Material aspects: dimensions
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MS 237 (left)
290 x 215 mm

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2. Student notes
of the 15th and the 16th centuries
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Division by faculty
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15th century 16th century
Artes 11
Logica: 8
Physica: 2
Metaphysica: 1
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Logica: 2
Physica: 1
Metaphysica: 0
Law 10 9
Medecine 0 0
Theology 0 7

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Conclusion: a real masterpiece
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Thank you!
an.smets@kuleuven.be
@Anbib
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