Breviary

F-mpba

Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 324 a-c

Remarks by the Editor

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

General Information

Title Breviary
Shelfmarks Fragm. 324 a-c
Material Parchment
Date of Origin second half 15th century
Script, Hands

Gothica hybrida.

Original Condition

Page Height 131 – 139 mm
Page Width at least 82 mm
Height of Written Area 95 – 97 mm
Number of Columns 1
Number of Lines 25
Line Height 3 – 4 mm
Ruling No longer visible.
More about the Condition

The original width 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 width is 82 mm.

Current Condition

Extent 2 strips; 1 part
Dimensions 139 x 25 mm
More about the Current Condition

Fragments each have different sizes. Fol. [1] measures 131 x 25 mm; fol. [2] 139 x 23 mm, fol. [3] 36 x 21 mm.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Plain red initials, red colour stroking, red rubrics (also underlined).

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title Breviary
    • fol. [1]r