Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Abdij der Norbertijnen van Averbode, Archief, Sectie IV, hs. 414, a

Antiphonal (fragment)

Manuscript description

Manuscript ID

mmfc-10218

Title

Antiphonal (fragment)

Collection

Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Abdij der Norbertijnen van Averbode

Shelfmark

Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Abdij der Norbertijnen van Averbode, Archief, Sectie IV, hs. 414, a

Manuscript Category

liturgy

Fragment container

UNIT ID

mmfc-10220

Leaf count

1 fol.

Binding

Binding type

No cover

Remaining fragment

UNIT ID

mmfc-10219

Page range

fol. 1

Form

Codex

Integrity

Fragment

Language

Latin (main)

Origin

Date
16th century (Diana Goodwin)

Support

Material

Parchment

Number of leaves

1

Foliation

No numbering

Page dimensions

h: 495 mm x w: 345 mm (fol. [1])

Layout

Section
(fol. [1]v)
Description
Ten lines of musical staff notation alternating with ten lines of text. The staff is ruled with a rake in red ink.
Layout formula
| T |
Ruling
Full ruling, Rake ruling (ink)
Prickings
no prickings visible in outer margin
Text dimensions
h: 368 mm x w: 228 mm
Margins
Top margin: 30 mm, inner margin: 50 mm

Writing

Script

Northern gothica textualis

Decoration

Type

illuminated, miniatures, border in Ghent-Bruges style, ornamental initials, foliate initials, colour stroking, rubrics red, border (left)

Description

The recto has a trompe-l'oeil border in the Ghent-Bruges style in the outside (left) margin and bottom of the page. The border is strewn with pansies, strawberries, carnations and other flowering plants, as well as butterflies and snails. A large miniature in Renaissance style depicts the nativity.

1. Antiphonal

UNIT ID

mmfc-53503

Title

Antiphonal

Language

Latin (main)

Quotation

Hodie nobis celorum rex de virgine nasci dignatus est...
Note: Beginning of the responsory for Matins on Christmas Day.
Manuscript description
  1. Fragment container
    1. Remaining fragment
      1. 1. Antiphonal