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Psalterium quadruplex

Psalms 48 and 49 (Gallicanum, Romanum, Hebraicum, Graecum)

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Gent, Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent, HS.3903

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

General Information

Title Psalterium quadruplex
Shelfmarks Gent, Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent, HS.3903
Material Parchment
Place of Origin Southern Low Countries, probably Tournai
Date of Origin ca. 1100
Script, Hands

Large late carolina formata.

Original Condition

Page Height 318 mm
Page Width at least 370 mm
Width of Written Area 260 – 268 mm
Number of Columns 4
Width of Columns 55 – 66 mm
Line Height 12 – 13 mm
Ruling Blind-point ruling
More about the Condition

Prickings visible on both inner and outer margins.

Current Condition

Extent 1 leaf (trimmed)
Dimensions 318 x 370 mm
More about the Current Condition

A single leaf pounted on a paper stub bound in a modern coardboard protective cover.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Red versals.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title Psalterium quadruplex
    • Content Description
      • Fol. [1]r: Psalm 48.
      • Fol. [1]v: Psalm 49.
    • fol. [1]r

Bibliography

  • Derolez, Albert, Medieval Manuscripts: Ghent University Library (Ghent: Snoeck, 2017), p. 290
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