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Gent, Rijksarchief te Gent, Archief van de kerk Sint-Jacobs te Gent, Overdracht 2023, nr. 58.1

General Information

Title Book of hours
Shelfmarks Gent, Rijksarchief te Gent, Archief van de kerk Sint-Jacobs te Gent, Overdracht 2023, nr. 58.1
Material Parchment
Place of Origin Low Countries
Date of Origin 15th century
Script, Hands

Northern gothica textualis libraria/currens, in multiple sizes and hands.

Original Condition

Page Height 133 mm
Page Width 93 mm
Height of Written Area 83 – 84 mm
Width of Written Area 62 – 65 mm
Number of Columns 1
Width of Columns 62 – 65 mm
Number of Lines 17
Line Height 4 – 5 mm
Ruling Full lead-point ruling

Current Condition

Extent 5 bifolia; 4 leaves
Dimensions 133 x 93 mm
More about the Current Condition

Remains of paper and glue are still visible on some pages. On fol. [4]v, the offset of Archief van de kerk Sint-Jacobs te Gent, Overdracht 2023, nr. 58.3 is visible as well. Similarly, nr. 58.3 contains an offset of one of the bifolia of this fragment.

The text has faded on some pages, rendering it difficult to read.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Pen-flourished parted initial with ornamental penwork and marginal extensions (fol. [13]r). Parted initial (fol. [7]r).

Plain initials and versals, alternately in red and blue ink. Red rubrication and red colour stroking.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Latin (main text); Middle Dutch (introductory rubrics)
    • Title Book of hours
    • Remarks

      Main texts are written in Latin; some introductory rubrics to the texts are written in Middle Dutch ('Dese drie psalmen die hier naer volghen metten antessenen leest men tdisendaechs ende tvrindaechs', fol. [2]v; 'Dit es onser vrouwen ghetide na der ordinancie', fol. [13]r).

History

Provenance

Fragments were transferred from St Jacob's Church (Ghent) to the Ghent State Archives in 2023.

Host Volume

Remarks

Fragments were possibly used in the binding of archival registers.