Breviary
Responsories and readings for the Vespers of Eve of Easter (fol. [1]v)
F-6j14
Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 251
Elize Van Opstal, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023. (Born Digital)
Remarks by the Editor
Additional information by Roos in't Velt, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023.
General Information
Title Breviary
Shelfmarks Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 251
Material Parchment
Date of Origin 14th century
Script, Hands
Northern gothica textualis formata, in two different sizes. Marginal gloss on fol. [1]r written in gothica cursiva currens.
Original Condition
Page Height at least 133 mm
Page Width at least 80 mm
Height of Written Area 111 – 112 mm
Number of Lines 27
Line Height 4 mm
Ruling Full ink ruling
More about the Condition
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 80 mm.
Current Condition
Extent 1 leaf (part)
Dimensions 133 x 54 mm
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
Pen-flourished initials with interior reserved shapes and marginal extensions in red and blue ink, red versals, red plain initials, red colour stroking and red rubrics.
Content
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History
Remarks
Fragment was used as a quire guard.