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Manuscript description

Manuscript ID

mmfc-11602

Title

Chapter book of the priory of Phalempin

Collection

Brugge, Rijksarchief

Shelfmark

Brugge, Rijksarchief, Verzameling 'Oud Kerkarchief', nr. 602

Manuscript Category

liturgy

Document type

chapter book

Notes

Provenance

The inside of the cover as well as the recto side of the final flyleaf have a stamp with the text 'J. Kendall' on it. On fol. [ii], 'Kirkham Abbey no. 14 / 1824' can be read.

Binding

UNIT ID

mmfc-11607

Leaf count

i + 7 + 109 + i fol.

Endpapers

parchment, equalized

Binding

Binding type

Limp binding

Date

Medieval binding

Cover material

Parchment

Dimensions

h: 141 mm x w: 105 mm x d: 25 mm

Cover title

Statuta canoni regular S. August MS (Handwritten title on cover)

Fragments present in binding

Yes

Upper pastedown

UNIT ID

mmfc-11603

Integrity

Fragment

Language

Latin (main)

Document type

breviary

Origin

Date

15th century

Date

c. 1555-1558

Support

Material

Parchment

Number of leaves

Foliation

No numbering

Page dimensions

h: 141 mm x w: 101 mm , leaves trimmed

Layout

Section 1

Description

Upper part of page is trimmed, resulting in text loss. Ruling no longer visible.

Columns

Layout formula

| T | | T |

Prickings

no prickings visible in outer margin

Intercolumnar space

7 10 mm

Writing

Script

Northern gothica textualis (Northern gothica textualis formata)

Decoration

Type

no initials, no initials visible

Description

Initials (and perhaps rubrics) were supposed to be executed in the text; however, this never happened.

References

Other online data sources

https://fragmentarium.ms/overview/

Fragmentarium

|F-ahxa

1. Breviary

UNIT ID

mmfc-53547

Page range

upper pastedown (defective)

Title

Breviary

Language

Latin (main)

Notes

Textual content

Antiphons and responsories for the Common of One Confessor.

Book block 1: Calendar

UNIT ID

mmfc-11604

Page range

fol. [1]-[7]

Integrity

Unknown

Language

Latin (main)

Origin

Date

15th century

Place

Abbey of Arrouaise (Roos in't Velt)

Evidence

References to local saints.

Support

Material

Paper

Number of leaves

Foliation

No numbering

Page dimensions

h: 143 mm x w: 100 mm (fol. [3])

Layout

Section 1

fol. [1]-[7] (fol. [3])

Columns

Lines

32; lines ruled: 33 (written below top line)

Layout formula

| T |

Ruling

Full ruling, Lead-point ruling

Prickings

no prickings visible in outer margin

Text dimensions

h: 125 mm x w: 77 mm

Margins

Top margin: 10 mm, inner margin: 10 mm

Writing

Script

Gothica cursiva (Gothica cursiva currens)

Decoration

Type

rubrics red, plain initials, versals, rubrics

2. Calendar

UNIT ID

mmfc-53549

Page range

fol. [1]-[7]

Title

Calendar

Language

Latin (main)

Notes

Textual content

Calendar corresponding to the diocese of Tournai.

Keywords

Genre

calendar

Book block 2: Statutes

UNIT ID

mmfc-11605

Page range

fol. 1-119

Integrity

Unknown

Language

Latin (main)

Quires

Regular quires (4 bifolia per quire)

Quire markings

Catchwords

Origin

Date

c. 1555-1558

Support

Material

Paper

Number of leaves

109

Foliation

Medieval foliation

Page dimensions

h: 143 mm x w: 101 mm (fol. 1) , leaves trimmed

Leave thickness

fol. 1-119, 119 leaves (20 mm)

Layout

Section 1

fol. 1-119 (fol. 21)

Columns

Lines

23; lines ruled: 2 (written below top line)

Layout formula

| T |

Ruling

Frame ruling, Lead-point ruling

Prickings

no prickings visible in outer margin

Text dimensions

h: 100 mm x w: 65 mm

Margins

Top margin: 18 mm, inner margin: 13 mm

Paratextual features

marginal glosses

Writing

Script

Gothica cursiva (Gothica cursiva currens, used for main text)

Gothica hybrida (Gothica hybrida currens, used for rubrics)

Decoration

Type

rubrics red, plain initials, versals, colour stroking, rubrics

3. Statutes of the canons regular of Arrouaise of the priory of Phalempin

UNIT ID

mmfc-53550

Page range

fol. 1-119

Title

Statutes of the canons regular of Arrouaise of the priory of Phalempin

Language

Latin (main)

Lower pastedown

UNIT ID

mmfc-11606

Integrity

Fragment

Language

Latin (main)

Origin

Date

14th century (Roos in't Velt)

Evidence

Script

Support

Material

Parchment

Number of leaves

Page dimensions

h: 135 mm x w: 106 mm , leaves trimmed

Layout

Section 1

Columns

Layout formula

| T |

Ruling

Full ruling, Ink ruling

Prickings

no prickings visible in outer margin

Margins

Top margin: 38 mm, inner margin: 5 mm

Writing

Script

Southern gothica textualis (Southern gothica textualis libraria)

Decoration

Type

pen-flourished initials, paraphs, colour stroking, ornamental initials, plain initials, rubrics, rubrics red

References

Other online data sources

https://fragmentarium.ms/overview/

Fragmentarium

|F-ycy0

4. Bonifatius VIII, Liber sextus decretalium

UNIT ID

mmfc-53548

Page range

lower pastedown (defective)

Title

Bonifatius VIII, Liber sextus decretalium

Liber sextus Decretalium

Contributors

Bonifatius VIII (compiler)

Language

Latin (main)