Book of hours
Psalm 37:4-20 (part of the Seven Penitential Psalms)
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Brugge, Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge, Ms. SVC 30
Roos in't Velt, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023 (Born Digital)
General Information
Title Book of hours
Shelfmarks Brugge, Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge, Ms. SVC 30
Page/Folio Reference fol. 1
Material Parchment
Place of Origin Northern France
Date of Origin second half 15th century (ca. 1475)
Script, Hands
Northern gothica textualis formata.
Original Condition
Page Height 237 mm
Page Width 172 mm
Height of Written Area 127 mm
Width of Written Area 90 mm
Number of Columns 1
Width of Columns 90 mm
Number of Lines 21
Line Height 5 – 6 mm
Ruling Full ruling in red crayon
Numbering
Modern foliation in pencil, using Arabic numerals, in right corners ('1' (upper corner) and '54' (?, lower corner)).
Current Condition
Extent 1 leaf
Dimensions 237 x 172 mm
More about the Current Condition
Fragment was mounted and kept in a frame. Fragment has since been removed from frame, but remains of tape are still visible on fol. 1v.
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
Gilded, with champ versals and line fillers in the same style and colours.
Content
- Content Item
- Text Language Latin
- Title Book of hours
- Content Description
Fragment is part of the Seven Penitential Psalms. The fragment contains part of Psalm 37.
- Fol. 1r: Psalm 37: 4-12.
- Fol. 1v: Psalm 37: 12-20.
History
Provenance
Fragment was auctioned at Brussels in 2004. It was bought by Stichting Jean van Caloen and is currently deposited at Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge.