Book of hours

Prayer "Obsecro te"

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Brugge, Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge, Ms. SVC 31

General Information

Title Book of hours
Shelfmarks Brugge, Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge, Ms. SVC 31
Material Parchment
Date of Origin second half 15th century

Original Condition

Height of Written Area 95 mm
Width of Written Area 60 mm
Number of Columns 1
Width of Columns 60 mm
Number of Lines 15
Line Height 6 – 7 mm
Ruling Full ruling in red ink
Numbering

Modern foliation on fol. 1r using Arabic numerals.

Current Condition

Dimensions 158 x 108 mm

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Decoration on the outer border: blue and golden acanthus leaves grow out of a pot. The leaves below and above frame five stylised strawberries. Spray decoration in the background: dots made out of tiny gold leaves. Ruling for the border decoration in red ink. Identical decoration on recto and verso.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title Marian prayer "Obsecro te"
    • fol. 1r