Book of hours
Litany of the Saints
F-njmm
Brugge, Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge, Ms. SVC 29
Roos in't Velt, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023 (Born Digital)
General Information
Title
Book of hours
Shelfmarks
Brugge, Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge, Ms. SVC 29
Page/Folio Reference
fol. 1
Material
Parchment
Place of Origin
Flanders (Bruges)
Date of Origin
first half 15th century (ca. 1425-1440)
Script, Hands
Northern gothica textualis formata.
Original Condition
Page Height
124 mm
Page Width
93 mm
Height of Written Area
85 – 86 mm
Width of Written Area
55 mm
Number of Columns
1
Width of Columns
55 mm
Number of Lines
16
Line Height
5 mm
Ruling
Lead-point ruling
Numbering
Modern foliation in pencil, using Arabic numerals, in right corners ('1').
Current Condition
Extent
1 leaf
Dimensions
124 x 93 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
Versals with marginal extensions, alternately executed as a blue initial with red penwork and a gilded initial with black penwork. Line fillers with alternately red and blue penwork (fol. 1r).
Content
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Content Item
- Text Language Latin
- Title Book of hours
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Content Description
Fragment contains part of the Litany of the Saints ('Propitius esto parce nobis domine...').
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History
Provenance
Fragment was auctioned at Brussels in 2004. It was bought by Roland van Caloen and is currently deposited at Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge.