Brugge, Archief Grootseminarie, Ms. 145/123

Chapter book of Eeckhout abbey

Manuscript description

Manuscript ID

mmfc-18839

Title

Chapter book of Eeckhout abbey

Collection

Brugge, Archief Grootseminarie

Shelfmark

Brugge, Archief Grootseminarie, Ms. 145/123

Other numbers

930 (Repertorium van verluchte handschriften 'Collectie Vlaanderen' (Illuminare))

Manuscript Category

liturgy

Document type

chapter book

Provenance

Owner
Eekhout Abbey
Evidence type
Ex-libris (143v, Latin)
Transcription
Sum monasterij de Eechoute / ten Eeckhoute

References

Other online data sources

BALaT

Bibliography

Derolez, Albert, Corpus Catalogorum Belgii: The Medieval Booklists of the Southern Low Countries (Brussel: Paleis der Academiën, 2009), VII: The surviving manuscripts and incunables from medieval Belgian libraries (p. 60; short catalogue entry)
Wieser, Marie Therese, and Barbara Georgi, Die handschriftliche Überlieferung der Werke des heiligen Augustinus (Wien: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2000), VIII/1. Belgien, Luxemburg und Niederlande (p. 137)
Wieser, Marie Therese, and Barbara Georgi, Die handschriftliche Überlieferung der Werke des heiligen Augustinus (Wien: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2000), VIII/2. Belgien, Luxemburg und Niederlande (p. 45)

Binding

UNIT ID

mmfc-18833

Leaf count

143 fol.

Endpapers

parchment, equalized

Binding

Binding type

Limp binding

Date

Remnants of earlier binding

Cover material

Leather

Dimensions

h: 304 mm x w: 223 mm x d: 56 mm

Fragments present in binding

Yes

Pastedowns

UNIT ID

mmfc-18834

Page range

pastedown front- pastedown back

Form

Codex

Integrity

Fragment: 2 leaves (trimmed)

Language

Latin (main)

Document type

library book / reference book

Topic

canon law

Origin

Date
first half 15th century (Godfried Croenen)
Evidence
Script

Support

Material

Parchment

Number of leaves

2

Page dimensions

h: 286 mm x w: 226 mm (lower pastedown) , leaves trimmed

Layout

Section 1
lower pastedown r (upper pastedown v)
Columns
2
Lines
27; lines ruled: 28 (written above top line)
Layout formula
| G | | T | | T | | G |
Ruling
Full ruling, Lead-point ruling
Text dimensions
h: 150 mm x w: 115 mm
Margins
Top margin: 22 mm, inner margin: 28 mm
Intercolumnar space
13 mm
Paratextual features
running titles, textus inclusus with glosses
Section 2
upper pastedown v (upper pastedown v)
Columns
2
Lines
22; lines ruled: 23 (written above top line)
Layout formula
| G | | T | | T | | G |
Ruling
Full ruling, Lead-point ruling
Text dimensions
h: 120 mm x w: 115 mm
Margins
Top margin: 17 mm, inner margin: 18 mm
Intercolumnar space
13 mm
Paratextual features
running titles, textus inclusus with glosses

Writing

Script

Northern gothica textualis (Northern gothica textualis libraria)

Description of hands

Northern gothica textualis libraria, in two different sizes (main text and gloss).

Decoration

Type

ornamental initials, illuminated, pen-flourished initials, pen-flourished parted initials, paraphs

Description

Pen-flourished plain and pen-flourished parted initial, in red and blue ink (upper pastedown v); red rubrication; alternately red and blue paraphs.

1. Bonifatius VIII, Liber sextus Decretalium with gloss

UNIT ID

mmfc-54306

Page range

upper pastedown v - lower pastedown r (defective)

Title

Bonifatius VIII, Liber sextus Decretalium with gloss

Liber sextus Decretalium

Contributors

Bonifatius VIII (compiler)

Language

Latin (main)

Incipit

Si is ad quem rectoris praesentatio in aliqua parochiali ecclesia noscitur pertinere (upper pastedown v)

Incipit

constiterit ipsis causam ipsam ad eos totaliter fuisse delatam prohibere (lower pastedown r)
Note: § 3

Explicit

Debet autem ad eos ab episcopis praefate provincie super causis in quibus temporalem iurisdictionem exercent nisi forte de (lower pastedown r)
Note: § 8

Notes

Textual content
  • Upper pastedown: Liber III, Titulus VII, Cap. I
  • Lower pastedown: Liber II, Titulus XV, Cap. II

Book block 1

UNIT ID

mmfc-18835

Page range

fol. 1-8

Form

Codex

Integrity

Unknown

Language

Latin (main)

Topic

chronology

Origin

Dated or datable manuscript

Localised
Date
15th century
Place
Eekhout Abbey , Bruges , Flanders (county) (Roos in't Velt)
Evidence
Provenance

Support

Material

Parchment

Number of leaves

8

Foliation

Modern foliation

Page dimensions

h: 289 mm x w: 217 mm (fol. 3)

Layout

Section 1
fol. 1-8 (fol. 3r)
Columns
1
Lines
34; lines ruled: 35 (written below top line)
Layout formula
|||| T |
Ruling
Full ruling, Ink ruling
Prickings
prickings visible in outer margin
Text dimensions
h: 235 mm x w: 150 mm
Margins
Top margin: 16 mm, inner margin: 23 mm

Writing

Script

Northern gothica textualis (Northern gothica textualis formata)

Description of hands

Main text in northern gothica textualis formata, with later additions in different (and sometimes smaller) hands.

Decoration

Type

plain initials, table, colour stroking, rubrics, rubrics red

References

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2. Calendar of the Eeckhout abbey

UNIT ID

mmfc-52401

Page range

fol. 1r-6v

Title

Calendar of the Eeckhout abbey

Language

Latin (main)

Incipit

Iam prima dies et septima fine (fol. 1r)

Explicit

Non habet horas xviij dies vii (fol. 6v)

Keywords

Genre

calendar

3. Praefatio ad martyrologium

UNIT ID

mmfc-52404

Page range

fol. 7r-7v

Title

Praefatio ad martyrologium

Language

Latin (main)

Incipit

Populus christianus memorias martirum (fol. 7r)

Explicit

honorandi sunt caritate: non sevitute (fol. 7v)

4. Notes

UNIT ID

mmfc-52405

Page range

fol. 7v-8v

Title

Notes

Language

Latin (main)

Incipit

Anno millesimo quingentesimo tricesimo quarto (fol. 7v)

Explicit

ex abundantia enim cordis os loquitur (fol. 8v)

Notes

Textual content
These notes were added in the 16th century. It contains a list of the eight canons in the Eeckhout abdij in 1543, a list of incomes from the year 1460, and a text "de compatione Beate Maria sundum Johannem" (16th century).

Book block 2

UNIT ID

mmfc-18836

Page range

fol. 9r-80v

Form

Codex

Integrity

Unknown

Language

Latin (main)

Document type

chapter book

Topic

saints

Origin

Date
12th century

Support

Material

Parchment

Number of leaves

70

Foliation

Modern foliation

Page dimensions

h: 289 mm x w: 218 mm (fol. 37)

Layout

Section 1
fol. 9r-80r (fol. 40r)
Columns
1
Lines
27; lines ruled: 27 (written above top line)
Layout formula
| T |
Ruling
Full ruling, Lead-point ruling
Prickings
prickings visible in outer margin
Text dimensions
h: 227 mm x w: 168 mm
Margins
Top margin: 15 mm, inner margin: 20 mm

Writing

Script

Praegothica

Decoration

Type

versals, plain initials, ornamental initials, rubrics, pen-flourished initials, pen-flourished initials with interior reserved shapes, initials with marginal extensions, colour stroking, rubrics red

References

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5. Martyrologium

UNIT ID

mmfc-54308

Page range

fol. 9r-80r

Title

Martyrologium

Language

Latin (main)

Keywords

Topic

saints

Book block 3

UNIT ID

mmfc-18837

Page range

fol. 81-94

Form

Codex

Integrity

Unknown

Language

Latin (main)

Document type

chapter book

Origin

Dated or datable manuscript

Localised
Date
15th century, with addition 16th century (1584) (Roos in't Velt)
Evidence
fol. 95r
Place
Eekhout Abbey , Bruges , Flanders (county) (Roos in't Velt)

Support

Material

Parchment

Number of leaves

14

Foliation

Modern foliation

Page dimensions

h: 286 mm x w: 218 mm (fol. 86)

Layout

Section 1
fol. 81r-93v (fol. 86r)
Columns
2
Lines
39; lines ruled: 40
Layout formula
| T | | T |
Ruling
Full ruling, Lead-point ruling
Prickings
no prickings visible in outer margin
Text dimensions
h: 239 mm x w: 170 mm
Margins
Top margin: 13 mm, inner margin: 22 mm
Intercolumnar space
16 mm

Writing

Script

Gothica hybrida (Gothica hybrida formata)

Decoration

Type

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

References

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6. Chapter book of Eeckhout abbey

UNIT ID

mmfc-54309

Page range

fol. 81r-93v

Title

Chapter book of Eeckhout abbey

Language

Latin (main)

Book block 5

UNIT ID

mmfc-18838

Page range

fol. 95-142

Form

Codex

Integrity

Unknown

Language

Latin (main)

Document type

chapter book

Origin

Dated or datable manuscript

Dated, Localised
Date
1553 (with additions 16th century-1725)
Place
Eekhout Abbey , Bruges , Flanders (county) (Roos in't Velt)
Evidence
Provenance

Support

Material

Parchment

Number of leaves

48

Foliation

Modern foliation

Page dimensions

h: 287 mm x w: 218 mm (fol. 116)

Layout

Section 1
fol. 95r-142v
Description
There is no fixed amount of written lines on these pages, as new text could be added to the manuscript at any time.
Columns
1
Layout formula
| | | T |
Ruling
Full ruling, Ink ruling
Prickings
no prickings visible in outer margin
Text dimensions
h: 277 mm x w: 195 mm
Margins
Top margin: 10 mm, inner margin: 26 mm

Writing

Script

Gothica hybrida (Gothica hybrida libraria)
Gothica cursiva (Gothica cursiva libraria)
Gothica cursiva (Gothica cursiva currens)

Description of hands

Original text in gothica hybrida libraria, later additions in different cursive hands (Early Modern cursiva libraria and currens).

Decoration

Type

plain initials, rubrics, table, rubrics red

References

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7. Chapter book of Eeckhout abbey

UNIT ID

mmfc-54310

Page range

fol. 95r-142v

Title

Chapter book of Eeckhout abbey

Language

Latin (main)
Manuscript description
  1. Binding
    1. Pastedowns
      1. 1. Bonifatius VIII, Liber sextus Decretalium with gloss
    2. Book block 1
      1. 2. Calendar of the Eeckhout abbey
      2. 3. Praefatio ad martyrologium
      3. 4. Notes
    3. Book block 2
      1. 5. Martyrologium
    4. Book block 3
      1. 6. Chapter book of Eeckhout abbey
    5. Book block 5
      1. 7. Chapter book of Eeckhout abbey