Book of hours
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Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 326

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 Book of hours
Shelfmarks Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 326
Material Parchment
Date of Origin second half 15th century
Script, Hands
Gothica hybrida libraria.
Original Condition
Page Height at least 113 mm
Page Width 89 mm
Width of Written Area 58 mm
Number of Columns 1
Width of Columns 58 mm
Number of Lines at least 7
Line Height 3 – 4 mm
Ruling No longer visible.
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 113 mm
Current Condition
Extent 1 bifolium (strip)
Dimensions 34 x 152 mm
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
Red plain initials, red rubrics, red colour stroking.
Content
Host Volume
Title Hieronymus Osorius, <i>De justitia libri decem</i>
Date of Origin/Publication 1572
Place of Origin/Publication Cologne
Shelfmark Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, F 4466
Persons Hieronymus Osorius (author of host volume); Arnold Birckmann I (printer of host volume).
Remarks
The fragment was used in as quire guard.