Liturgical manuscript
F-acth
Antwerpen, Rijksarchief te Antwerpen, Verzameling Losse Aanwinsten, nr. 2.9
Laurent Breeus-Loos, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2021 (Born Digital)
General Information
Title
Liturgical manuscript
Shelfmarks
Antwerp, Rijksarchief te Antwerpen, Verzameling Losse Aanwinsten, nr. 2.9
Material
Parchment
Date of Origin
s. XV
Script, Hands
Northern littera textualis libraria (s. XV). Descenders of the letter 'h' extend far beyond the baseline, ending with a pointy curl to the left.
General Remarks
Antwerp, Verzameling Losse Aanwinsten, nr. 2.8-2.9 are kept together in a map. Most likely remnants of the same manuscript.
Original Condition
Page Height
320 mm
Page Width
192 – 256 mm
Height of Written Area
218 – 220 mm
Width of Columns
at least 48 mm
Number of Lines
29
Line Height
7 – 8 mm
Ruling
Full ink ruling, prickings in inner margin
More about the Condition
Presumably, the dimension of the height is more or less intact: ca. 320 mm. The original width was estimated on the basis of an aspect ratio between 0.60 and 0.80.
Current Condition
Extent
1 loose strip (part of a leaf)
Dimensions
315-320 x 40-74 mm
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
Plain initials (red, blue), colour stroking (red)
Host Volume
Remarks
Host volume unknown. Presumably, the fragment functioned as spine lining.