Antiphonal
Chants for Marian Feasts
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Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 304
Elize Van Opstal, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2022. (Born Digital)
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.
The fragment has square musical notation with red coloured staves.
Content
- Content Item
- Text Language Latin
- Title Antiphonal
- Content Description
The fragment contains chants for Marian Feasts, namely the Annuntiatio Mariae and the Assumptio Mariae
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).