An exploratory expedition. The functions of short enumerations in Middle Dutch manuscripts.

Abstract

Short, enumerating texts can be found in many Middle Dutch manuscripts, but have never been the subject of any research so far. The thesis attempts to make these texts somewhat more easily accessible as a group by collecting them in a repertory. The twelve manuscripts which have been edited by the series 'Middeleeuwse Verzamelhandschriften uit de Nederlanden' have been taken into account in this repertory. Apart from this, the thesis gives a first insight in the possible functions of the short enumerating texts.