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Breviary

Offices of Lauds

F-38fl

Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 314 a-c

Elize Van Opstal, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023. (Born Digital)

Remarks by the Editor

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

General Information

Title Breviary
Shelfmarks Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 314 a-c
Material Parchment
Date of Origin 15th century
Script, Hands

Gothica cursiva libraria (main text); northern gothica textualis formata (headings).

Original Condition

Page Height 116 mm
Page Width 69 – 93 mm
Height of Written Area 89 mm
Width of Written Area at least 41 mm
Number of Columns 1
Number of Lines 20
Line Height 4 – 5 mm
Ruling Lead-point ruling (frame)
More about the Condition

The original width is estimated with the procedure of J.P. Gumbert’s statistical research on page dimensions of manuscripts. He has shown that the ratio of height to width generally lies between 0.60 and 0.80. The estimated minimum width lies between 69 and 93 mm.

Current Condition

Extent 3 strips (parts of leaf)
Dimensions 92-116 x 41-48 mm

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Plain initials and versals, alternately in red and blue ink. Red colour stroking, red rubrics.

Content

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

      Fol. [1]-[3] contain Offices of Lauds. Fol. [1]r starts with the heading 'Laudate', while fol. [3]r has the heading 'Benedicite', referring to the Benedicitus canticle, which is part of the Office of Lauds..
    • fol. [1]r
    • Remarks

      Fol. [1]r cites psalm 148-149.

Host Volume

Title Henri Estienne II, <i>Epistolia, dialogi breves, oratiunculae, poematia, ex variis utriusque linguae scriptoribus</i>
Date of Origin/Publication 1577
Place of Origin/Publication Geneva
Shelfmark Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, C 1049
Persons Henri Estienne II (author of host volume; printer of host volume)
Remarks

Fragments were used as quire guards in binding.
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