Old Prussian Basel Epigram

This website accompanies my contribution "Observations on the Old Prussian Basel Epigram", International Journal of Slavic Linguistics and Poetics 44-45 (Henrik Birnbaum In Memoriam), 2002-03 [2006], 331-342.

All images are copyrighted by The University of Basel. The paleographic comparisons are copyrighted by Jos Schaeken; they may be copied and used, in whole or in part, for any non-profit, educational purpose provided that all reproductions bear an appropriate credit and copyright notice.

Text and translations

Images MS Basel, Univ.-Bibl. F V 2

Fol. 63ra (part of copy of Nicole Oresme's Questiones super Meteororum, 1369)
Fol. 86rb (part of copy of Jean Buridan's Questiones super De generatione, Prague 1376)
- full [387 kB] | including 86ra [283 kB]
- part A - End of the text of the Questiones (main hand)
- part B - Colophon: "Expliciunt questiones libri de generacione..."

Paleographic comparisons

watermark comparisons
red color comparisons of fol. 63ra
letter comparisons 1: fol. 63ra, part E versus parts B+C+D
letter comparisons 2: fol. 63ra, part E versus fol. 86rb, part B
composition 1: main hands of fol. 63ra (part A) and fol. 86rb (part A)
composition 2: fol. 63ra (parts B+C+D+E) and fol. 86rb (part B)