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Breviary

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Frauenfeld, Kantonsbibliothek Thurgau, X 82

Fergus Bovill, 2025 (Born Digital)

Remarks by the Editor

The digitisation and analysis of this fragment was generously supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. 

General Information

Title Breviary
Shelfmarks Frauenfeld, Kantonsbibliothek Thurgau, X 82
Material Parchment
Place of Origin German speaking area
Date of Origin second half, 14th century
Script, Hands

A Northern Gothic Textualis written in a single hand. 
General Remarks

Foliation visible at the top of the manuscript page ('CCXVI'). 

Original Condition

Number of Columns 2
Number of Lines 34
Ruling hardpoint
More about the Condition

The side of the leaf visible is the true recto. 

Current Condition

Extent 1 leaf
Dimensions 334 x 187 mm
More about the Current Condition

A single large leaf repurposed as a wrapper for the host volume. The dorse of the leaf is inaccessible. 

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The red seal of the Augustinian canons at Kruezlingen has been added to the centre of the front cover. 

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Two leather ties (now partially missing) have been added to the parchment. 

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

One-line penwork initials in red and blue. 

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A hole in the parchment has been circled in red ink. 

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Rubrics in red. 

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title Brevarium
    • Content Description

      A lection followed by antiphons and responsaries. 
    • wrapper

History

Persons and Institutions The volume belonged to the Augustinian canons at Kreuzlingen.

Host Volume

Title Vincentius Bandellus de Castronovo, De singulari puritate et praerogativa conceptione salvatoris nostri Jesu Christi
Date of Origin/Publication 12 February 1481
Place of Origin/Publication Bologna
Shelfmark Frauenfeld, Kantonsbibliothek Thurgau, X 82
Persons Ugo Rugerius

Bibliography

  • On the host volume:

    Luginbühl, Marianne and Heinz Bothien. Meisterwerke des Frühen Buchdrucks: Die Inkunabel-Schätze der Kantonsbibliothek Thurgau aus den Klöstern von Ittingen, Fischingen und Kreuzlingen. Frauenfeld: Verlag Huber, 2011, pp. 39-40.  
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