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MS. Canon. Liturg. 387

Summary Catalogue no.: 19469

Contents

Missal

Augustinian

Kalendar (fol. iii); general rubrics (fol. ix); blessing of holy water (fol. ixv); temporale (fol. 1) with the order of the mass (fol. 113: Paratus sacerdos); sanctorale (fol. 177); common of the saints and the dedication (fol. 225); votive masses (fol. 248).

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: i + 1 + 9 + 268 (267) + i fol.
Dimensions (leaf): 383 × 263 mm.
Dimensions (written): 257 × 165 mm.

Layout

2 col. of 30 lines

Musical Notation:

Square notation on 10 staves of 4 or 5 red lines.

Decoration

Related in style to Castilian miniature painting such as Madrid, Bibliotheca Nacional R. 205 made for don Pedro de Fernando de Velasco, conde de Haro, made Constable of Castile in 1462. (Pächt and Alexander i. 893, pl. LXVI)

Fine historiated borders (fols. 1, 127) to which afterwards arms have been added (see Provenance).

Fine initials: numerous gold initials on coloured grounds and finely executed flowers

History

Origin: 15th century, end ; Spanish, Castile

Provenance and Acquisition

Van Dijk suggested St Augustine's, Burgos, based on the kalendar (29 January, 30 April, 20 December) and the Augustinian character of the book. The dedication of the church or the cathedral is in the kalendar on 28 May.

Arms, fols. 1 and 127: barry nebuly gules and argent.

Record Sources

Adapted (2018) from S. J. P. Van Dijk, Handlist of the Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford Vol. 1: Mass Books, Pächt and Alexander, and the Summary Catalogue (1897).
Summary Catalogue, vol. 4, p. 397

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (3 images from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2017-07-01: First online publication.