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Middle Dutch book of hours

Office of the Dead

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Brugge, Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge, Ms. SVC 20

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

General Information

Title Middle Dutch book of hours
Shelfmarks Brugge, Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge, Ms. SVC 20
Material Parchment
Place of Origin South Holland
Date of Origin late 15th century
Script, Hands

Gothica hybrida formata.

Original Condition

Page Height 172 mm
Page Width 115 mm
Height of Written Area 105 mm
Width of Written Area 80 mm
Number of Columns 1
Width of Columns 80 mm
Number of Lines 25
Line Height 4 mm
Ruling Full lead-point ruling
Collation

Quires of four bifolia.

Current Condition

Extent 8 leaves
Dimensions 172 x 115 mm
More about the Current Condition

Upper margins of fol. [3]-[8] suffered water damage. Cuts in several outer margins.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Ornamental pen-flourished parted initial with interior reserved shapes and marginal extension, in red and blue ink (fol. [1]r); pen-flourished initial with interior reserved shapes and marginal extension, in red and blue ink (fol. [4]v). Plain initials and versals, alternately in red and blue ink. Red rubrication, red underlining, red colour stroking.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Middle Dutch
    • Title Book of hours
    • Content Description

      Part of the Office of the Dead, in Middle Dutch (rubric, fol. [1]r: 'De anderde nocturne vander vigilie').

    • fol. [1]r

History

Provenance

Fragment was owned by Jean van Caloen (provenance stamp 'Bibliotheca Joannis van Caloen Lophem' on fol. [8]v), and by Stichting Jean van Caloen after Van Caloen's death. It is currently deposited at Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge.

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