Medieval Manuscripts in Flemish Collections · Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken

Manuscript description

Manuscript ID

mmfc-14955

Title

Gospel lectionary (fragment)

Collection

Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties

Shelfmark

Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties, Ms. 1204

Manuscript Category

religion

Document type

gospel lectionary

Provenance

Owner

Jozef-Maria De Smet

Date

20th century

Evidence type

Secondary source

Comments

KU Leuven library catalogue

Owner

Pavia cathedral

Date

14th century

Evidence type

Ex-libris (fol. [1]r, Latin)

Transcription

Iste liber evangeliorum est ecclesie Papiensis

Acquisition

The collection of Jozef-Maria De Smet passed to KU Leuven Bijzondere Collecties after his death in 1996.

References

Online catalogue record

KU Leuven Libraries Catalogue

Digital reproduction

Teneo

Fragmentarium (digital reproduction)

IIIF Manifest

https://lib.is/IE2215210/manifest

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

Other online data sources

Fragmentarium

Fragment container

UNIT ID

mmfc-14956

Leaf count

2 fol. (1 bifolium)

Remaining fragment

UNIT ID

mmfc-14954

Page range

fol. [1]-[2]

Form

Codex

Integrity

Fragment: 1 doubleleaf (upper part)

Language

Latin (main)

Notes

General

Fragment underwent treatment for conservation in 2015.

Origin

Date

12th century

Support

Material

Parchment

Number of leaves

Page dimensions

h: 166 mm x w: 203 mm (fol. [1]) , leaves trimmed

Layout

Section 1

fol. [2]r-v (fol. [2]r)

Description

Fol. [1]r is empty, while fol. [1]v possibly served as the manuscript's title page (and is thus not part of the main text).

Columns

Ruling

Full ruling, Blind-point ruling

Prickings

prickings visible in outer margin; prickings visible in inner margin

Margins

Top margin: 26 mm, inner margin: 23 m

Writing

Script

Carolina

Description of hands

Large Carolingian minuscule.

Decoration

Type

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

Description

Capitalis titles in alternating red and brown ink, with green colour stroking (fol. [1]v)

1. Gospel book

UNIT ID

mmfc-14952

Page range

fol. [2]r-v (defective)

Title

Gospel book

Language

Latin (main)

Quotation

discedebat de templo ieiuniis et obsecrationibus seruiens nocte ac die. Et haec ipsa hora super ueniens confitebatur domino. (fol. [2]r)
Note: Luke 2: 37-38.

Notes

Textual content

Fol. [1]r: empty.
Fol. [1]v: title page.
Fol. [2]r, col. A: Gospel according to Luke 2: 37-39.
Fol. [2]r, col. B: Gospel according to Matthew 2:1-2.
Fol. [2]v, col. A: Gospel according to Matthew 2: 4-6.
Fol. [2]v, col. B: Gospel according to Matthew 2: 8-9.