Van Hulthem (manuscript)
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The manuscript known as the Van Hulthem manuscript is a masterpiece of medieval Dutch literature. Its contents of over 200 stories from around Brussels, Belgium 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 name of manuscript is the surname of 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).
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