Jacobus de Voragine, Legenda aurea

De sancte Petro apostolo (fol. 110r-v)

F-6pn1

Gent, Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent, HS.2582/183

General Information

Title Jacobus de Voragine, <i>Legenda aurea</i>
Shelfmarks Gent, Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent, HS.2582/183
Former Shelfmarks Qe53
Page/Folio Reference fol. 95r-110v (numbered bifolium)
Material Parchment
Date of Origin 14th century
Script, Hands

Main text in littera gothica cursiva currens. Foliation in northern gothica textualis libraria.

Original Condition

Page Height at least 229 mm
Page Width 200 – 202 mm
Height of Written Area 200 mm
Width of Written Area 137 – 140 mm
Number of Columns 2
Width of Columns 57 – 65 mm
Number of Lines 37 – 42
Line Height 5 mm
Numbering

Medieval foliation in Roman numerals on recto side, in upper margin.

Current Condition

Extent 1 bifolium (trimmed)
Dimensions 229 x 202 mm
More about the Current Condition

Lower margin of bifolium has been trimmed away. Column B of fol. 110 has been partially trimmed away, resulting in text loss. 

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Red paraphs, red colour stroking.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Persons Jacobus de Voragine
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title <i>Legenda aurea</i>
    • Content Description
      • Unidentified (fol. 95)
      • De sancte Petro apostolo (fol. 110)
    • fol. 110v-95r

History

Provenance

Fragment belonged to the Orthodox Parish of St Andrew in Ghent. Gifted by the parish to Ghent University Library on 18 January 1991.

Remarks

Fragment was used as book binding for a volume in the library of the Orthodox Parish of St Andrew in Ghent. The exact volume is unknown.