Antiphonal

Chants for Marian Feasts

F-e01c

Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 304

General Information

Title Antiphonal
Shelfmarks Fragm. 304
Material Parchment
Date of Origin 14th century
Script, Hands

The fragment is written in a northern gothica textualis formata.

Original Condition

Page Height at least 294 mm
Page Width at least 176 mm
Number of Columns 1
Ruling Lead-point ruling
More about the Condition

The original width 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 width is 176 mm.

Current Condition

Extent 1 leaf (part)
Dimensions 294 x 56 mm

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

The fragment contains rubric red and plain intials as decoration.

  • Musical Notation

    The fragment has square musical notation with red coloured staves.

  • Content

    • Content Item

    Host Volume

    Title Lexicon Graecolatinum
    Date of Origin/Publication 1592
    Place of Origin/Publication Geneva
    Shelfmark Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, C 871)
    Persons The author of the host volume is Robertus Constantinus.
    Remarks

    The fragment was used as a quire guard in the binding of Lexicon Graecolatinum written by Robertus Constantinus (Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, C 871).