Van Hulthem (manuscript)
The manuscript known as the Van Hulthem manuscript is a masterpiece of medieval Dutch literature. It was written, probably in Holland, by a clerk employed by Jacob van Gaasbeek.[1] Its contents of over 200 stories from both the Northern and Southern Netherlands was summarized in the following slogan: 'all of life’s intensity in one volume'.
It has the nickname: 'the Night Watch of Middle Dutch literature'.
The manuscript is named after its last private owner, Charles Van Hulthem of Ghent. It is now housed at the Royal Library of Belgium.
If it hadn't been for this manuscript, we would have not known about the famous 'abele spelen' (profane theater).
References
- ↑ Bas Blokker, Wie zat er achter de literaire Nachtwacht? - Handschrift van Hulthem, NRC Handelsblad, 4 October 2017.
External links
- Bibliothecal Hulthamiana , historical catalog of books and manuscript of the collection.
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