Geert Grote, Book of hours Electronic version according to TEI P5.1 Fragmentarium - Digital Research Laboratory for Medieval Manuscript Fragments

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 Antwerpen Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience Fragm. 339 a-b Geert Grote, Book of hours 15th century Low Countries Middle Dutch Book of Hours Geert Grote Fol. [1]: Hours of Eternal Wisdom Fol. [2]: Verses and hymns Van Wijk, Nicolaas, Het getijdenboek van Geert Grote naar het Haagse handschrift 133 E 21, Published in 1940 in Leiden by Brill (Leiden: Brill, 1940), 92 Parchment 2 strips76129 12996 96126 x 29 mm

Fol. [1] measures 126 x 29 mm, fol. [2] 112 x 27 mm.

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 is 76 mm.

 Lead-point ruling 3 4

Small Northern gothica textualis formata.

 Pen-flourished plain initials in red and blue ink. Red plain initials, red colour stroking and red rubrication. Description by: Elize Van Opstal, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023.