Psalter

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Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 438

Remarks by the Editor

Identification of the text made possible thanks to information provided by Prof. Juan A. Estévez Sola.

General Information

Title Psalter
Shelfmarks Fragm. 438
Material Parchment
Date of Origin 15th century
Script, Hands

The fragment is written in a Northern Gothica Textualis Formata.

Original Condition

Page Height 136 mm
Page Width at least 82 mm
Height of Written Area 101 mm
Number of Lines at least 18
Ruling Lead-point ruling
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 is 82 mm.

Current Condition

Extent 1 leaf (part)
Dimensions 136 x 26 mm

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

There are some remenants of the decoration of the manuscript, namely red and blue line fillers with a little bit of gilding.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title Psalm 72, 1-19