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.