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MS. Canon. Misc. 43

Summary Catalogue no.: 19519

Physical Description

Composite: fols. 1–24v || fols. 25–28 || C || D || E
Musical Notation:

Neumatic notation on staves (see van Dijk 1957).

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Matteo Luigi Canonici, 1727–1805

Giuseppe Canonici , -1807

Purchased by the Bodleian in 1817

MS. Canon. Misc. 43 – Part 1

Contents

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Historiated initial (defaced). (Pächt and Alexander ii. 181)

History

Origin: 14th century, second half ; Italian, North

MS. Canon. Misc. 43 – Part 2

Contents

2.
Antonius Andrea, works
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Good initial (rubbed). (Pächt and Alexander ii. 749)

History

Origin: 1400 ; Italian, Vicenza

MS. Canon. Misc. 43 – Part 3

Contents

1.
Formula of exorcism.
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 14th or 15th century

MS. Canon. Misc. 43 – Part 4

Contents

1.
Hymns with music . (fragments)
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 14th or 15th century

MS. Canon. Misc. 43 – Part 5

Contents

1.
Treatise on canon law (fragments).
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 14th or 15th century

Additional Information

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Quarto Catalogue (1854). Parts 1, 2: decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1970).
Quarto Catalogue, col. 462
Quarto Catalogue, col. 463
Summary Catalogue, vol. 4, p. 400

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    A. Watson, Catalogue of Dated and Datable Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries (1984), no. 291 (fols. 25-8)
    S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 6: Fragments - Office Books, Rituals, Directories (typescript, 1957), p. 92

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2018-10-14: Mitch Fraas Provenance and acquisition information added using https://github.com/littlegustv/oxfordupdates/blob/master/test_case_for_oxford_prov.rb in collaboration with the Mapping Manuscript Migrations project.