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Lectionary

Readings from the Bible and collects

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Gent, Rijksarchief te Gent, Varia D, nr. 3360/8/2

Merel Waeyaert, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2021 (Born Digital)

Remarks by the Editor

Additional remarks by Roos in't Velt, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023.

General Information

Title Lectionary
Shelfmarks Gent, Rijksarchief te Gent, Varia D, nr. 3360/8/2
Material Parchment
Date of Origin 14th century
Script, Hands

Northern gothica textualis formata.

Original Condition

Page Height 251 – 267 mm
Page Width 175 – 179 mm
Height of Written Area 182 – 195 mm
Width of Written Area 118 – 120 mm
Number of Columns 1
Width of Columns 118 – 120 mm
Number of Lines 20
Line Height 10 – 15 mm
Ruling Lead-point ruling

Current Condition

Extent 5 leaves; 6 leaves (trimmed)
Dimensions varies, 193-267 x 111-179 mm
More about the Current Condition

11 leaves cut into different sizes. Six leaves have survived in their entirety, five leaves are trimmed and therefore suffer text loss. The leaves are wrinkled and dark, with the writing damaged to the point of illegibility.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Penwork borders in left margin in red ink. Initial with red penwork (fol. [2]v). Plain initials in red ink; red marginal extentions to initials. Red rubrics; red colour stroking.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title Lectionary
    • Content Description

      Fragments contain excerpts from the Bible, e.g. John 16 (fol. [1]r), John 11 (fol. [4]r), Luke 9 (fol. [6]r), but also references to the Mass, such as a collectary ("collecta", fol. [1]r; fol. [3]r, "Omnipotens sempiterne Deus", collectary for Psalm Sunday).
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