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Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Abdij der Norbertijnen van Averbode, Archief, Sectie IV, hs. 431, 24
Diana Goodwin, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023 (Born Digital)
General Information
Title
Homiliary
Shelfmarks
Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Abdij der Norbertijnen van Averbode, Archief, Sectie IV, hs. 431, 24
Material
Parchment
Date of Origin
12th century
Script, Hands
Late Carolina, with Praegothic elements.
Original Condition
Page Height
at least 211 mm
Page Width
321 mm
Height of Written Area
at least 188 mm
Width of Written Area
230 mm
Number of Columns
2
Width of Columns
98 – 100 mm
Number of Lines
at least 22
Line Height
9 mm
Ruling
Full lead-point ruling
Current Condition
Extent
1 leaf (trimmed)
Dimensions
211 x 321 mm
More about the Current Condition
Single leaf, previously re-used as limp binding for a 17th-century manuscript on paper. The leaf has been trimmed along the bottom edge.
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
The fragment contains part of a Romanesque vine-stem initial executed in red and violet ink, with green watercolour or ink wash used to fill in some interior spaces (fol. [1]v). The fragment also contains red rubrication (fol. [1]v).
Host Volume
Title
<i>Manualia pastoris</i> of Johannes Driesmans, pastor of Batsheers and Rukkelingen
Date of Origin/Publication
1613-1630
Place of Origin/Publication
Averbode Abbey
Shelfmark
Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Abdij der Norbertijnen van Averbode, Archief, Sectie I, 528
Persons
Johannes Driesmans (scribe of host volume)
Remarks
Fragment was used as a cover for the host volume, and removed from the host volume at an unknown date.