Bible
Genesis 6:1, 6, 14, 18-19
F-5rn6
Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 291 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 Bible
Shelfmarks Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 291 a-b
Material Parchment
Date of Origin first half 14th century
Script, Hands
Southern gothica textualis libraria.
General Remarks
Only one fragment contains text; the other fragment is empty.
Original Condition
Page Height 140 – 185 mm
Page Width 112 mm
Width of Written Area 75 mm
Number of Columns 2
Width of Columns 34 – 36 mm
Number of Lines at least 2
Line Height 3 – 4 mm
Ruling Lead-point ruling
More about the Condition
The original height 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 height is 140 mm.
Current Condition
Extent 2 strips
Dimensions 41-144 x 33-112 mm
More about the Current Condition
Fol. [1] measures 41 x 112 mm, fol. [2] 144 x 33 mm.
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
Pen-flourished initials with red penwork (initials are no longer part of fragment, only the penwork is preserved); red colour stroking.
Content
- Content Item
Host Volume
Title Petrus Bembo, <i>Epistolarum Petri Bembi, Leonis decimi pontificis max. nomine scriptarum, lib. XVI. ad Paulum III. pontificem max. Romam missi</i>
Date of Origin/Publication 1566
Place of Origin/Publication Basel
Shelfmark Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, C 1914
Persons Petrus Bembo (author of host volume); Ambrosius and Aurelius Froben (printers of host volume)
Remarks
Fragments were used as quire guards in binding.