Collection of canons

F-n3x0

Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 246

Remarks by the Editor

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

General Information

Title Collection of canons
Shelfmarks Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 246
Material Parchment
Date of Origin second half 13th century
Script, Hands

Northern gothica textualis libraria. Writing alternates between larger (for headings) and smaller writing (for main text).

Original Condition

Page Height 166 mm
Page Width 99 – 132 mm
Height of Written Area 138 mm
Number of Lines 49
Line Height 2 – 3 mm
Ruling Lead-point ruling
Numbering

No numbering visible.

More about the Condition

The original widht 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 lies between 99 and 132 mm.

Current Condition

Extent 1 strip
Dimensions 167 x 35 mm
More about the Current Condition

One horizontal strip, containing a left column and its inner margin. 

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Red colour stroking; red marginal extensions (fol. [1]v).

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title Collection of canons
    • fol. [1]r

History

Remarks

Fragment was used as a quire guard.