Unidentified theological treatise

F-m248

Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 360 a-b

Remarks by the Editor

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

General Information

Title Unidentified theological treatise
Shelfmarks Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 360 a-b
Material Parchment
Date of Origin first half 14th century
Script, Hands

Northern gothica textualis currens (main text); Northern gothica textualis libraria (rubrics).

General Remarks

Text is difficult to read; almost all the text on fol. [1]v-[2]r has faded except for rubrics.

Original Condition

Page Height 180 – 240 mm
Page Width 144 mm
Width of Written Area 105 mm
Number of Columns 2
Width of Columns 50 mm
Number of Lines at least 21
Line Height 2 – 3 mm
Ruling No longer visible.
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 height lies between 180 and 240 mm.

Prickings visible in the outer margin of fol. [2].

Current Condition

Extent 1 bifolium (2 strips)
Dimensions 90 x 287 mm
More about the Current Condition

Fragm. A measures 50 x 287 mm, fragm. B 44 x 285 mm.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Red plain initials, red rubrication, red paraphs, red underlining.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title Unidentified theological treatise
    • Content Description

      The text includes quotations that are underlined in red but that are almost completely illegible.

    • fragm. A r