Bible

Genesis 6:1, 6, 14, 18-19

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Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 291 a-b

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
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title Bible
    • Content Description

      Fragments of Genesis 6.

      • Fol. [1]r, col. A: Genesis 6:1.
      • Fol. [1]r, col. B: Genesis 6:6.
      • Fol. [1]v, col. A: Genesis 6:14.
      • Fol. [1]v, col. B: Genesis 6:18-19.
    • fol. [1]r

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.