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Breviary

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Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 311 a-d

Elize Van Opstal, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023. (Born Digital)

Remarks by the Editor

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

General Information

Title Breviary
Shelfmarks Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 311 a-d
Material Parchment
Date of Origin 14th century
Script, Hands

Small northern gothica textualis formata.

Original Condition

Page Height 126 mm
Page Width at least 75 mm
Height of Written Area 88 mm
Number of Columns 2
Width of Columns at least 32 mm
Number of Lines 26
Line Height 2 – 3 mm
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 75 mm.

Current Condition

Extent 4 strips
Dimensions 30-126 x 37-74 mm
More about the Current Condition

Fragments have been deformed and shrunk in some cases, presumably by heat or fire. The respective (text) size of the fragments therefore differs from one fragment to another.

Fragment B and C were part of the same leaf, and still fit to one other.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Plain red initials and versals, red rubrics, red colour stroking.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title Breviary
    • fol. [1-4]r

Host Volume

Title Aldus Manutius, <i>Orthographiae ratio ab Aldo Manutio collecta</i>
Date of Origin/Publication 1561
Place of Origin/Publication Düsseldorf. Printer remains unknown.
Shelfmark Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, C 774
Persons Aldus Manutius (author of host volume)
Remarks

Fragments were used as quire guards.
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