Oudenaarde, Stadsarchief, Perkamenten, nr. 56 e

Middle Dutch prayer book (fragment)

Manuscript description

Manuscript ID

mmfc-10450

Title

Middle Dutch prayer book (fragment)

Collection

Oudenaarde, Stadsarchief

Shelfmark

Oudenaarde, Stadsarchief, Perkamenten, nr. 56 e

Manuscript Category

religion

Document type

prayer book

References

Digital reproduction

Fragmentarium (digital reproduction)

IIIF Manifest

https://fragmentarium.ms/metadata/iiif/F-5ekp/manifest.json

Other online data sources

Fragmentarium
Main - fol. [2]v-[1]r - PDM 1.0
Extra - fol. [1]v-[2]r - PDM 1.0
Extra - fol. [1]r, fragm. A - PDM 1.0
Extra - fol. [1]v, fragm. A - PDM 1.0
Extra - fol. [2]v-[1]r, fragm. B - PDM 1.0
Extra - fol. [1]v-[2]r, fragm. B - PDM 1.0
Extra - fol. [4]v-[3]r - PDM 1.0
Extra - fol. [3]v-[4]r - PDM 1.0

Fragment container

UNIT ID

mmfc-10448

Leaf count

2 fol.

Remaining fragments

UNIT ID

mmfc-10449

Page range

fol. [1]-[4]

Form

Codex

Integrity

Fragment: 2 bifolia (trimmed; 1 bifolium in 2 parts)

Language

Middle Dutch (main)

Notes

Provenance
Fragments were used in a book binding; the exact host volume is unknown.

Origin

Date
second half 15th century (Roos in't Velt)
Evidence
Script type
Place
Low Countries (Roos in't Velt)
Evidence
Language

Support

Material

Parchment

Page dimensions

h: 106 mm x w: 110 mm (fol. [1]) , leaves trimmed

Layout

Section
fol. [1]r-[4]v
Description
Ruling no longer visible.
Columns
1
Layout formula
| T |
Prickings
no prickings visible in outer margin
Margins
Top margin: 25 mm, inner margin: 18 mm

Writing

Script

Northern gothica textualis (Northern gothica textualis formata)

Decoration

Type

plain initials, colour stroking, rubrics, rubrics red

1. Middle Dutch prayer book

UNIT ID

mmfc-54814

Page range

fol. [1]r-[4]v (defective)

Title

Middle Dutch prayer book

Language

Middle Dutch (main)

Incipit

Weest gegruet alder helichste diesntmaecht der heiligher drieuuldicheit maria weest ghegroet alder heiligher huutvercoren (fol. [1]r)

Notes

General
Fragments were possibly part of a book of hours.
Textual content
Fol. [1]r-v contains a Middle Dutch translation of a prayer to the Virgin Mary that is commonly attributed to St Bernardus Claraevallensis. The same Middle Dutch version of the prayer to Mary on fol. [1]r-v can also be found in Gent, Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent, HS 205 II, fol. 53v-55r.

Keywords

Genre

prayers

Topic

Virgin Mary
Manuscript description
  1. Fragment container
    1. Remaining fragments
      1. 1. Middle Dutch prayer book