Breviary

F-8387

Elbląg, Biblioteka Elbląska im. C. Norwida, SD.XVI.2515 (inw. 1403)

General Information

Title Breviary
Shelfmarks SD.XVI.2515, inw. 1403
Former Shelfmarks Ob.6.IV.204
Material Parchment
Script, Hands

Two hands

Original Condition

Page Width at least 230 mm
Height of Written Area at least 185 mm
Width of Written Area 185 mm
Number of Columns 2
Width of Columns 85 mm
Number of Lines at least 24
Line Height 70 mm
Ruling Ruling, prickings

Current Condition

Dimensions 275 x 540 mm

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Two-line capital letters in red and blue; rubrics

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Latin
    • Content Description

      [Calixti pp.] [Iacobus de Voragine, Historia aurea, cap. CLV, De sancto Calixto: Quod dum fieret, virgo quedam templi, nomine] Iuliana ... >< ... Tunc Calixtus veniens ipsam cum [viro suo Simplicio] et multis aliis baptizavit;
      [Hedwigis] Antiphona: [Letare Gemania] (Can 202818); Antiphona: Hedwigis [pietate clara] (Can 202116); Antiphona: [Tibi] rite psallimus (Can 204914); Antiphona: Solaris dum volvitur orbita (Can 204702); Antiphona: Hodierne solemnitatis gaudia (Can 202116); [Liber Ecclesiastici, XXIV, 1–2]: sapientie laus, sapientia laudabit animam suam ...><... virtutis illius gloriabitur [second hand:] Responsorium: Margaritha solo (Can a00635); Hympnus: Exultent hodie (Can a00649); Antiphona: O decus Trebnitzie Hedwigis mater (Can 203410)
      [Dionisii et soc.] [...] Lectio secunda [Hilduinus, Vita s. Dionysii, cap. XIV–XVI]: D[irigitur proinde praefectus Fescennius Sisinnius, tradita] sibi ... >< ... et super nivem dealbatus presentiae illius asta[re];
      Gereonis et sociorum eius martirium

    • back_cover

History

Remarks

The host volume belonged to the library of Elbląg Gymnasium. The Gymnasium, founded in 1535, was the oldest school of this type on the territory of Prussia. The library was established in 1601.

Host Volume

Title Iasonis Mayni Prima [-Secunda] super Codice ...,
Date of Origin/Publication 1553
Place of Origin/Publication Lugduni
Remarks

German half-leather binding; decorated with a roll with likeness of Erasmus, Luther, Melanchthon and Huss