Breviary

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Leuven, Rijksarchief te Leuven, Archief Sint-Leonarduskapittel te Zoutleeuw, nr. 1135

Remarks by the Editor

Fragment was originally part of same manuscript as Leuven, Rijksarchief te Leuven, Archief Sint-Leonarduskapittel te Zoutleeuw, nr. 1133, lower cover (F-4zou on Fragmentarium) as well as Leuven, Rijksarchief te Leuven, Archief Sint-Leonarduskapittel te Zoutleeuw, nr. 1134, lower cover (F-i3zy on Fragmentarium).

General Information

Title Breviary
Shelfmarks Leuven, Rijksarchief te Leuven, Archief Sint-Leonarduskapittel te Zoutleeuw, nr. 1135
Page/Folio Reference cover
Material Parchment
Date of Origin late 14th century - early 15th century

Original Condition

Page Height at least 306 mm
Page Width 208 mm
Height of Written Area at least 234 mm
Width of Written Area 157 mm
Number of Columns 2
Width of Columns 72 – 73 mm
Number of Lines 25
Line Height 9 – 10 mm
Ruling Full lead-point ruling

Current Condition

Extent 1 bifolium (trimmed, in situ)
Dimensions 306 x 208 mm (leaf)
More about the Current Condition

Much of the upper part of the bifolium has been worn away due to the use as a wrapper.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Pen-flourished plain initials with marginal extensions, alternately in blue and red ink (blue initials, red penwork) and red and purple ink (red initials, purple penwork). Plain versals in red and blue ink, red rubrication, red colour stroking.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title Breviary
    • Content Description
      • Upper cover r: Prayers and psalms for the liturgical hours.
      • Upper cover v: Hymn and readings from the Bible, 1 Thessalonians 5:14-23 and Matthew 17:1-2 (defective).
      • Lower cover r: Prayers and psalms for the liturgical hours, reading from Deuteronomy 26:15-19.
      • Lower cover v: Readings from the Bible, Deuteronomy 11:22-25 and 2 Machabees 1:23-2 (defective).
    • fol. [1]r

History

Provenance

The original manuscript was possibly kept by the parish of St Leonard (Zoutleeuw) in the late 16th and early 17th century, as fragments from the manuscript were used in the binding of several different registers around this time.

Host Volume

Title Account book of the collegiate church of St Leonard, Zoutleeuw, for the years 1608-1609
Date of Origin/Publication 1608-1609
Place of Origin/Publication Zoutleeuw (parish of St Leonard)
Shelfmark Leuven, Rijksarchief te Leuven, Archief Sint-Leonarduskapittel te Zoutleeuw, nr. 1135
Remarks

Fragment is used as a wrapper for the volume.