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
- Content Item
- Persons Bernardus Claraevallensis (attributed author)
- Text Language Middle Dutch
- Title Middle Dutch prayer book
- 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.
![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")
- 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.
