Papers presented at an international colloquium held by the Lippische Landesbibliothek, Oct. 29-30, 1999. Articles in German and Dutch.

The manuscript Detmold, Lippische Landesbibliothek, Mscr 70 is the oldest completely preserved source of Jacob van Maerlant's natural encyclopedia Der naturen bloeme. In 1999, the unique importance of this precious manuscript was recognized in two ways. After the text had already been published in an exemplary manner by Maurits Gysseling in 1981, the appearance of a color microfiche edition - a pioneer in Dutch philology - made the text, together with its unique pictorial decoration, accessible to the public for the first time. In addition, on October 29th and 30th, 1999, in the Lippe State Library, under the title "The blossoms of nature and the environment. Forerunner - Editorials - Reception" held an international colloquium in which the Detmold manuscript was the focus of interest. The present volume in the Netherlands Studies series, the first to be published jointly by the Center for Dutch Studies and the Institute for Dutch Philology at the Westphalian Wilhelms University, bears the same title as the Detmold Colloquium and brings together all the lectures that held by the German, Dutch and Flemish participants. - [Foreword]

311 p., illustrations, bibliography.

Language: German

ISBN: 3-8309-1034-7; LCCN: 2001-422252; LC: PT5570.D48J332001; OCLC: 48847572