Breviary
F-ox17
Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 465
Elize Van Opstal, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2022. (Born Digital)
General Information
Title Breviary
Shelfmarks Fragm. 465
Material Parchment
Date of Origin 15th century
Script, Hands
The fragment is written in a gothica semitextualis.
Original Condition
Page Height at least 45 mm
Page Width at least 75 mm
Width of Written Area at least 54 mm
Number of Columns 2
Width of Columns at least 25 mm
Number of Lines at least 9
Ruling Lead-point ruling
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 minimum height is 45 mm.
Current Condition
Extent 1 bifolium (part)
Dimensions 27 x 151 mm
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
The original document was illumanted. From that illumination the following aspects are preserved in the fragment: pen-flourished initails in red and blue and rubrics red.