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Geert Grote, Book of hours

Vigils (Nocturne)

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Antwerpen, Universiteitsbibliotheek Antwerpen Bijzondere Collecties, MAG-P 64.77

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

General Information

Title Geert Grote, Book of hours
Shelfmarks Antwerpen, Universiteitsbibliotheek Antwerpen Bijzondere Collecties, MAG-P 64.77
Material Parchment
Place of Origin Low Countries
Date of Origin 15th century
Script, Hands

Northern gothica textualis formata, in at least two hands.

Original Condition

Page Height at least 16 mm
Page Width 103 mm
Height of Written Area 57 mm
Width of Written Area at least 16 mm
Number of Columns 1
Width of Columns 57 mm
Number of Lines at least 5
Line Height 4 – 5 mm
Ruling Full lead-point ruling

Current Condition

Extent 4 strips
Dimensions 16 x 103 mm
More about the Current Condition

Four horizontal strips.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Red plain initial (fol. [2]r), red versals, red colour stroking.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Persons Geert Grote (compiler)
    • Text Language Middle Dutch
    • Title Book of hours
    • Content Description
      • Fol. [1]r-v: Middle Dutch Psalm translation. Part of the Vigils (Nocturne).
      • Fol. [2]r-v: Psalm 6, in Middle Dutch translation. Part of the Vigils (Nocturne).
    • fol. [1]r
    • Edition Van Wijk, Nicolaas, ed., Het getijdenboek van Geert Grote naar het Haagse handschrift 133 E 21 (Leiden: Brill, 1940) <https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/grot001geti01_01/index.php>, p. 162-163.

History

Provenance

From the collection of Marcus De Schepper, who donated his collection of medieval fragments to Antwerp University in 2019.
Persons and Institutions Marcus De Schepper (previous owner)
Remarks

Fragments were used in a book binding; the exact host volume is unknown.
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