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Lectionary

Readings from Genesis 4: 20-26, 6: 9-12 (fol. [1]r); 13-21 (fol. [1]v)

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Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties, Ms. 1094

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

General Information

Title Lectionary
Shelfmarks Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties, Ms. 1094
Former Shelfmarks Fragm. 101; Ms. Fragm. 501; Fragm. H. Omont 1
Material Parchment
Place of Origin possibly Ireland
Date of Origin first half 8th century
Script, Hands

Main text in a careful Insular majuscule, but not particularly expertly executed. Rubrics in Insular minuscule probably by the same scribe.

Original Condition

Page Height at least 276 mm
Page Width at least 196 mm
Height of Written Area at least 260 mm
Width of Written Area at least 166 mm
Number of Columns 1
Width of Columns at least 166 mm
Number of Lines 23
Line Height 11 – 12 mm
Ruling Full dry-point ruling

Current Condition

Extent 1 leaf (trimmed)
Dimensions 276 x 196 mm
More about the Current Condition

Upper, lower and outer margins have been trimmed away, resulting in some text loss.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Insular inital 'H' with pen decoration, resembling a bird's head (fol. [1]r).

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title Lectionary
    • Content Description

      Readings from Genesis.

      • Fol. [1]r: Genesis 4: 20-26, 6: 9-12.
      • Fol. [1]v: Genesis 6: 13-21.
    • fol. [1]r
    • Edition McCormick, Michael, ‘Un fragment inédit de lectionnaire du VIIIe siècle’, Revue bénédictine, 86 (1976), 81–82.
    • Remarks

      Lectionary probably followed the liturgy of Milan (Ambrosian Rite).

History

Provenance

The fragment was part of the collection of the French paleographer Henri Auguste Omont (1857-1940); Leuven University Library aquired Omont's collection in 1949–50.
Persons and Institutions Henri Auguste Omont (previous owner)

Host Volume

Remarks

The fragment was probably part of a book cover.

Bibliography

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