Handschriftenfunde zur Literatur des Mittelalters, 247. Beitrag: Ein neuer Textzeuge zu 'Fundamentum artium'

The article introduces a formerly unknown copy of the Latin stanza 'Fundamentum artium', which is elsewhere ascribed to The Marner, a poet from the 13th century. Its text is transmitted in the manuscript D II from the Archive of the Prague Castle, Library of the Metropolitan Chapter on Bl. 95vb, dating from the second half of the 14th century. The article provides information about the manuscript - mostly based on the catalogue by Patera and Podlaha - and briefly discusses two colophons on Bl. 95v. In one, a scribe named Conradus mentions himself. The new document is then situated within the other three manuscripts containing 'Fundamentum artium'. The article is concluded with a transcription with the variants from the other manuscripts. Although the textual quality of 'Fundamentum artium' is rather poor in this manuscript, the copy affords valuable insights into the transmission and reception of the stanza in the 14th century outside of a song book resp. a song collection.