Book of Hours

F-zpaf

Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 285 a-b

Remarks by the Editor

Additional remarks by Roos in't Velt, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023.

General Information

Title Book of Hours
Shelfmarks Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 285 a-b
Material Parchment
Date of Origin first half 15th century
Script, Hands

Northern gothica textualis formata.

Original Condition

Page Height 133 mm
Page Width 79 – 106 mm
Height of Written Area 66 mm
Number of Columns 1
Number of Lines at least 13
Line Height 5 mm
Ruling Full ruling in red ink
More about the Condition

The original width is estimated with the procedure of J.P. Gumbert’s statistical research on page dimensions of manuscripts. He has shown that the ratio of height to width generally lies between 0.60 and 0.80. The estimated minimum width lies between 79 and 106 mm.

Current Condition

Extent 1 strip (2 parts)
Dimensions 133 x 35 mm
More about the Current Condition

Fragments were part of the same leaf. Fragm. A measures 67 x 33 mm on its own, fragm. B 66 x 35 mm.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Gilded champ initials, blue plain versals, red colour stroking.  

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title Book of Hours
    • fol. [1]r

Host Volume

Title Homer, <i>Centones a veteribus vocati Omerokentra</i>
Date of Origin/Publication 1578
Place of Origin/Publication Place of origin unknown; from the printing office of one Henri Stephanus.
Shelfmark Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, C 1286
Persons Homer (author of host volume)
Remarks

The fragments were used as quire guards in the binding of an edition of Centones a veteribus vocati Omerokentra by Homer that was printed by Henri Stephanus in 1578 (Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, C 1286).