Gratianus, Decretum

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Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 300

Remarks by the Editor

Additional remarks by Roos in't Velt, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023.

General Information

Title Gratianus, <i>Decretum</i>
Shelfmarks Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 300
Material Parchment
Date of Origin first half 14th century
Script, Hands

Southern gothica textualis formata.

Original Condition

Width of Written Area at least 95 mm
Number of Columns 2
Width of Columns at least 50 mm
Number of Lines at least 5
Line Height 3 – 4 mm
Ruling Lead-point ruling
More about the Condition

Text might have been a textus inclusus with glosses.

Current Condition

Extent 1 strip
Dimensions 22 x 95 mm
More about the Current Condition

Fragment has been used as a frisket sheet, as can be seen from the traces of red ink on the fragment.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Pen-flourished initials with interior reserved shapes in red and blue ink. Red rubrication.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Persons Gratianus
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title <i>Decretum Gratiani</i>
    • fol. [1]r

Host Volume

Title Henricus Uranius, <i>Compendium hebraeae grammatices</i>
Date of Origin/Publication 1559
Place of Origin/Publication Cologne
Shelfmark Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, C 728
Persons Henricus Uranius (author of host volume), Walter Fabricius (printer of host volume)
Remarks

The fragment was probably used as a quire guard.