Medieval Manuscripts in Flemish Collections · Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken

Manuscript description

Manuscript ID

mmfc-16398

Title

Gradual (fragment)

Collection

Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties

Shelfmark

Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties, Ms. 1920

Manuscript Category

liturgy

Document type

gradual

Provenance

Owner

Henri Auguste Omont

Date

first half 20th century

Acquisition

Fragments were transferred to Leuven University Library in 1949-1950.

References

Online catalogue record

KU Leuven Libraries Catalogue

Digital reproduction

Teneo

Fragmentarium (digital reproduction)

IIIF Manifest

https://lib.is/IE2216353/manifest

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

Other online data sources

Fragmentarium

Fragment container

UNIT ID

mmfc-16399

Leaf count

1 leaf (cutting)

Remaining fragment

UNIT ID

mmfc-16400

Page range

fol. [1]

Integrity

Fragment: 1 leaf (cutting)

Language

Latin (main)

Origin

Date

15th century

Support

Material

Parchment

Number of leaves

Fragment dimensions

h: 224 mm x w: 128 mm

Layout

Section

fol. [1]r-v

Description

It is difficult to state much about the original page layout due to only a small part of the page being preserved. The original manuscript had at least three written lines.

Columns

Layout formula

| T |

Ruling

Full ruling, Ink ruling

Prickings

no prickings visible in outer margin

Margins

Top margin: 40 mm, inner margin: 46 mm

Writing

Script

Southern gothica textualis (Southern gothica textualis formata)

Music notation

Type

Square notation

Description

Square notation on four red lines.

Decoration

Type

pen-flourished initials, ornamental initials

Description

2 large pen-flourished plain initials, a red initial with purple penwork and a blue initial with red penwork.

1. Gradual

UNIT ID

mmfc-54853

Page range

fol. [1]r-v (defective)

Title

Gradual

Language

Latin (main)