{"id":358,"date":"2012-08-23T08:32:30","date_gmt":"2012-08-23T08:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.stefanschleifer.com\/codex\/?p=358"},"modified":"2013-03-22T12:15:41","modified_gmt":"2013-03-22T12:15:41","slug":"a-fowl-breath-from-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everycodextellsastory.eu\/?p=358","title":{"rendered":"A fowl Breath from London?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Geraardsbergen Manuscript<\/a>, Text 45\u00a0<\/strong> (fol. 115r)<\/p>\n

\u2018Next to Saint George\u2019s statue in the church of the Austin friars in London is written: Pestifer afflatu crux dente celeque volatu urbis vicina fuerat draco causa ruine deficiente gregis . scauro quam filia regis debuit exponi fors contulit esta draconi sanctus ac absque mora sua sena georgis ora sic vi compressit quam salua puella recessit sic ut saluemer . a peste nec hoste grauemur martir sancte dei fer opem nos dans requiei\u2019.<\/p>\n

\"Brussels<\/a>

Brussels – KBR – 837-45, fol. 115r: A text found next to Saint George’s statue in London (by courtesy of KBR Brussels)<\/p><\/div>\n

Apart from a number of Dutch captions the manuscript contains several Latin captions. This one from London may indicate that the scribe\/compiler of the manuscript has been there, but is it also possible he copied it from someone else. The Latin captions show us that the scribe\/compiler new Latin, and must have been an educated man (woman?).<\/p>\n

See also:<\/p>\n