Geert Grote, Book of hours

Die eerste lexe

F-krvc

Antwerpen, Ruusbroecgenootschap, Neerl. 413/7

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

  • Content Item
    • Persons Geert Grote (compiler)
    • Text Language Middle Dutch (main); Latin (quotation on fol. [1]r)
    • Title Book of hours
    • Content Description

      The fragments contain part of the Vigils ('Versikel' and 'Die eerste lexe, ghenomen wt Jobs boec').

    • fol. [1]r
    • 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.