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Commentary on the Psalms

Psalm 48 (fol. [1]), Psalm 50 (fol. [2])

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Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 319 a-b

Elize Van Opstal, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023. (Born Digital)

Remarks by the Editor

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

General Information

Title Commentary on the Psalms
Shelfmarks Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 319 a-b
Material Parchment
Date of Origin second half 13th century
Script, Hands

Small northern gothica textualis formata.

Original Condition

Page Height at least 199 mm
Page Width at least 159 mm
Width of Written Area 121 mm
Number of Columns 2
Width of Columns 55 mm
Number of Lines at least 8
Line Height 4 mm
Ruling Lead-point ruling
More about the Condition

The original height is estimated with the procedure of J.P. Gumbert’s statistical research on page dimensions of manuscripts. He has shown that the ratio of height to width generally lies between 0.60 and 0.80. The estimated minimum height is 199 mm.

Current Condition

Extent 2 strips
Dimensions 26-36 x 153-159 mm

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Plain red initials, red colour stroking, red rubrication (underlined).

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title Commentary on the Psalms
    • Content Description
      • Fol. [1]r: Gloss on Psalm 48: 14, 18.
      • Fol. [1]v: Unclear.
      • Fol. [2]r: Gloss on Psalm 50: 4, 6.
      • Fol. [2]v: Gloss on Psalm 50: 9.
    • fol. [2]v
    • Remarks

      Red underlined rubrics are Psalm citations, non-underlined text is the commentary.

Host Volume

Title Petrus Bembo, <i>Epistolarum, Leonis decimi pontificis max. nomine scriptarum, libri XVI</i>
Date of Origin/Publication 1547
Place of Origin/Publication Basel
Shelfmark Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, C 1913
Persons Petrus Bembo (author of host volume); Hieronymus Froben (printer of host volume); Nicolaus I Episcopius (printer of host volume)
Remarks

Fragments were used as quire guards.

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