Geert Grote, Book of hours
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Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 339 a-b
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 Geert Grote, Hours
Shelfmarks Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 339 a-b
Material Parchment
Place of Origin Low Countries
Date of Origin 15th century
Script, Hands
Small Northern gothica textualis formata.
Original Condition
Page Height 129 mm
Page Width at least 76 mm
Height of Written Area 96 mm
Number of Columns 1
Number of Lines 24
Line Height 3 – 4 mm
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 76 mm.
Current Condition
Extent 2 strips
Dimensions 126 x 29 mm
More about the Current Condition
Fol. [1] measures 126 x 29 mm, fol. [2] 112 x 27 mm.
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
Pen-flourished plain initials in red and blue ink. Red plain initials, red colour stroking and red rubrication.
Content
- Content Item
- Persons Geert Grote
- Text Language Middle Dutch
- Title Book of Hours
- Content Description
- Fol. [1]: Hours of Eternal Wisdom
- Fol. [2]: Verses and hymns
- Edition Van Wijk, Nicolaas, Het getijdenboek van Geert Grote naar het Haagse handschrift 133 E 21, Published in 1940 in Leiden by Brill (Leiden: Brill, 1940), 92
Host Volume
Title Jakob Schöpper, <i>Conciones in epistolas et evangelia, quae feriis SS. in Ecclesia Catholica recitari solent</i>
Date of Origin/Publication 1570
Place of Origin/Publication Cologne
Shelfmark Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, F 4540
Persons Jakob Schöpper (author of host volume); Maternus Cholinus (printer of host volume)