Geert Grote, Book of hours
Die eerste lexe
F-krvc
Antwerpen, Ruusbroecgenootschap, Neerl. 413/7
Roos in't Velt, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023 (Born Digital)
General Information
Title
Geert Grote, Book of hours
Shelfmarks
Antwerpen, Ruusbroecgenootschap, Neerl. 413/7
Former Shelfmarks
Olim 413
Material
Parchment
Place of Origin
Low Countries
Date of Origin
15th century
Script, Hands
Northern gothica textualis formata.
Original Condition
Page Height
120 – 130 mm
Page Width
85 mm
Height of Written Area
at least 19 mm
Width of Written Area
60 mm
Number of Columns
1
Width of Columns
60 mm
Number of Lines
at least 4
Line Height
5 mm
Ruling
Full lead-point ruling
Current Condition
Extent
2 strips (part of 1 leaf)
Dimensions
30 x 70 mm (strips together)
More about the Current Condition
Fragment consists of two strips that were part of the same leaf.
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
Red rubrication (fol. [1]r), red colour stroking.
Content
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Content Item
- Persons Geert Grote (compiler)
- Text Language Middle Dutch (main); Latin (quotation on fol. [1]r)
- Title Book of hours
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Content Description
The fragments contain part of the Vigils ('Versikel' and 'Die eerste lexe, ghenomen wt Jobs boec').
- Edition Van Wijk, Nicolaas, ed., Het getijdenboek van Geert Grote naar het Haagse handschrift 133 E 21 (Leiden: Brill, 1940), p. 169-170 <https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/grot001geti01_01/index.php>
Host Volume
Remarks
The fragments were used as spine liners but the host volume is unknown.