Excised decorated border with heraldry
Ghent-Bruges style border
F-1hgw
Gent, Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent, HS.2582/239
Roos in't Velt, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023 (Born Digital)
General Information
Title
Excised decorated border with heraldry
Shelfmarks
Gent, Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent, HS.2582/239
Former Shelfmarks
Qh22
Material
Parchment
Place of Origin
Ghent
Date of Origin
16th century
Current Condition
Extent
1 strip
Dimensions
33 x 173 mm
More about the Current Condition
Fragment was at one point pasted to a paper leaf (size of leaf: 298 x 224 mm).
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
Excised decorated border in Ghent-Bruges style, showing three different scenes. First scene shows two apes, with one wearing a blue cape sitting on a blue pillow. Second scene shows the coat of arms of the Ghent-based Guild of White Leather Tanners (Witte Ledertouwers), supported by two bears. Third scene shows three blue flowers.
History
Origin
Guild of the White Leather Tanners (Witte Ledertouwers), Ghent.
Provenance
It is unknown when the fragment entered the collection of Ghent University Library; it has been part of its collection since at least 1988.
Remarks
Border used to be part of a register book of the Guild of the White Leather Tanners.