Fragment
Colchester: University of Essex Library, Harsnett H.d.17 i
Lost manuscript:
Textual information
Subject:
Liturgy
Title of work:
Hours of the Virgin
Section:
Two prayers to Mary used in the office of the Virgin for vespers
Orientation:
foot to fore-edge
Transcription:
(recto) Concede nos [famulos tuos] (line cropped but minim tops suggest the letters supplied in brackets)
(verso) Ab initio, et ante secula creata sum et usque ad futurum seculum non desinam et in habitacione sancta coram
Palaeography
Type of script:
Gothic
Script detail:
Textura
Place of production:
England
Date of production:
s. xiv in
Material information
Material:
Parchment
Type of fragment:
Binding strip
Fragment type detail:
lifted, front
Element of folio:
strip cut across the page
Ruling:
visible ruling in pale violet crayon
Decoration:
Remains of illuminated initial in blue and gold (verso); two-line lombard, cropped, with red penwork; red and blue decorative line-filler (recto).
Dimensions
Fragment:
145mm (h) x 10mm (w)
Number of lines:
2
Number of columns:
1
Height of minims:
3mm
Space between lines:
6mm
Height of written space:
10mm
Width of written space:
90mm
Inner margin:
15mm
Outer margin:
40mm