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Middle Dutch prayers and meditations

Prayers to the dead; prayers to the Arma Christi

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Leuven, Archief van de Abdij van Park, IIB3h.1c/5

Roos in't Velt, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023 (Born Digital)

General Information

Title Middle Dutch prayers and meditations
Shelfmarks Leuven, Archief van de Abdij van Park, IIB3h.1c/5
Former Shelfmarks Ms. 24
Material Parchment
Place of Origin Low Countries
Date of Origin late 15th century
Script, Hands

Small gothica semitextualis.

Original Condition

Page Height 102 mm
Page Width 70 mm
Height of Written Area 63 mm
Width of Written Area 44 mm
Number of Columns 1
Width of Columns 44 mm
Number of Lines 17
Line Height 3 – 4 mm
Ruling Full ink ruling
More about the Condition

Despite the fragment not being foliated, it is known that this leaf was folio 130 of the original manuscript.

Current Condition

Extent 1 leaf
Dimensions 102 x 70 mm
More about the Current Condition

Fragment is a detached leaf from from an otherwise preserved manuscript (Leuven, Archief van de Abdij van Park, ID3.24). Similarlly, Leuven, Archief van de Abdij van Park, IIB3h.1c/1 (F-uuc0) is a fragment from the same manuscript.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Gilded historiated parted initial, depicting Christ appearing during Mass (fol. [1]v); full ornamental penwork border (fol. [1]v); alternately red and blue plain versals (fol. [1]v); red rubricated red colour stroking. 

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Middle Dutch
    • Title Prayers and meditations
    • Content Description
      • Four prayers to the Dead (fol. [1]r, line 1-10, defective)
      • Prayers to the Arma Christi (fol. [1]r-v, defective)
    • fol. [1]r
    • Remarks

      Both prayers are defective, as only the final prayer for the Dead can be found in the fragment (all four prayers could be found on fol. 127r-130r of the original manuscript), while the prayer to the Arma Christi continued on the following page (fol. 131).
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