Middle Dutch prayer book
Prayer to the Virgin Mary, commonly attributed to Bernardus Claraevallensis
F-5ekp
Oudenaarde, Stadsarchief Oudenaarde, Perkamenten nr. 56 e
Roos in't Velt, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023 (Born Digital)
General Information
Title
Middle Dutch prayer book
Shelfmarks
Oudenaarde, Stadsarchief Oudenaarde, Perkamenten nr. 56 e
Material
Parchment
Place of Origin
Low Countries
Date of Origin
second half of the 15th century
Script, Hands
Northern gothica textualis formata.
Original Condition
Page Height
at least 109 mm
Page Width
110 mm
Height of Written Area
at least 82 mm
Width of Written Area
65 mm
Number of Columns
1
Width of Columns
65 mm
Number of Lines
at least 15
Line Height
6 mm
Ruling
No longer visible
More about the Condition
Top margin measures 25 mm; inner margin measures 18 mm.
Current Condition
Extent
2 bifolia (trimmed; 1 bifolium in 2 parts)
Dimensions
106 x 110 mm (leaf)
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
Red plain initials, red rubrication, red colour stroking.
Content
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Content Item
- Persons Bernardus Claraevallensis (attributed author)
- Text Language Middle Dutch
- Title Middle Dutch prayer book
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Content Description
Fol. [1]r-v contains a Middle Dutch translation of a prayer to the Virgin Mary that is commonly attributed to St Bernardus Claraevallensis.
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![fol. [2]v-[1]r](https://fragmentarium.ms:443/loris/F-5ekp/fragmE_1r_2v.jpeg/full/,150/0/default.jpg "fol. [2]v-[1]r")
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Remarks
Fragments were possibly part of a book of hours; the same Middle Dutch version of the prayer to Mary on fol. [1]r-v can also be found in Gent, Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent, HS 205 II, fol. 53v-55r.
Host Volume
Remarks
Fragments were used in a book binding; the exact host volume is unknown.