Notes d'un paleògraf a propòsit del matritensis 9750 de la Biblioteca Nacional (Curial e Güelfa)

The thesis of Jaume Riera i Sans (1991), pretending that the text of the novel Curial e Giielfa contained in this ms. of Madrid's national Library was a modern forgery, kindled a lively controversy. After a thorough study of the handwriting, with special reference to the capital letters, Prof. Gimeno's reaches the conclusion that without the slighest possible doubt this ms. was written during the xvth century

El manuscrit II-3096 (olim 2.L1.1) de la Biblioteca del Palacio Real

The author proposes a reconstruction of the structure of this manuscript, made up by the factitious union of two miscellaneous volumes. The manuscript was already described by Massó i Torrents, Round, Blüher, Jorgensen Concheff and Martínez Romero

Un diario original desconocido del Compromiso de Caspe en la Universidad de Valencia

Noticia en torno al Manuscrito n. 40 de la Biblioteca Histórica de la Universidad de Valencia que da cuenta de las deliberaciones realizadas en el Compromiso de Caspe, 1412, y de su estudio codicológico. (A

'Trocios librorum parvi valoris' para reciclar

El presente artículo presta atención a la reutilización, durante la Edad Media, de manuscritos deteriorados. Cuando un manuscrito se había deteriorado como consecuencia de un uso continuado, o de una conservación inadecuada, a menudo se reutilizaba, excepto en aquellos casos en que su contenido resultaba del interés de algún bibliófilo, que optaba por conservarlo. Se puede obtener información relativa a estos manuscritos en inventarios de libros y almonedas, donde se hace mención de su estado de conservación y de los detalles relativos a su venta en el mercado de segunda mano. The present article deals with the way manuscripts in poor condition were re-used during the Middle Ages. When a manuscript was damaged from continuous use or poor preservation, it was often re-used, except in those cases when its contents drew the attention of a bibliophile, who would preserve it. Information regarding such damaged manuscripts can be found in book inventories and auctions. They usually describe their physical condition, and where to purchase them in the second-hand market