Mortuary roll for two monks of St Bavo's Abbey, Ghent

Rotulus Laurenti et Iohannis monachorum Sancti Bavonis Gandavensis

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Gent, Rijksarchief te Gent, Archief Sint-Baafs en bisdom Gent, rol nr. 99

General Information

Title Mortuary roll for two monks of St Bavo's Abbey, Ghent
Shelfmarks Archief Sint-Baafs en bisdom Gent, nr. 99
Material Parchment
Place of Origin St Bavo's Abbey, Ghent, Belgium
Date of Origin 1336
Script, Hands

Gothic littera cursiva antiqua

General Remarks

Single parchment membrane with frayed edges, stained, three text blocks.

Original Condition

Page Height at least 603 mm
Page Width 167 – 172 mm
Height of Written Area 480 mm
Width of Written Area 140 – 145 mm
Number of Columns 1
Width of Columns 140 – 145 mm
Line Height 5 – 6 mm
Ruling No ruling or prickings visible.

Current Condition

Extent 1 roll
Dimensions 603 x 167 mm

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Pen-flourished initials in black ink.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title Rotulus Laurenti et Iohannis monachorum Sancti Bavonis Gandavensis
    • fol. [1]r
    • Edition Dufour, Jean, Recueil des rouleaux des morts (VIIIe siècle-vers 1536) 2: 1181-1399 (Paris: de Boccard, 2006), p. 462-465, no. 249

Bibliography

  • Dufour, Jean, Les rouleaux de morts (Turnhout: Brepols, 2009), p. 70-71, 201, no. 49
  • Dufour, Jean, Recueil des rouleaux des morts (VIIIe siècle-vers 1536) 2: 1181-1399 (Paris: de Boccard, 2006), p. 462-465, no. 249