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MS. Lat. liturg. a. 5

Summary Catalogue no.: 30063

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Antiphonal (winter part)

Dominican use (according to van Dijk).

Common tones of the psalms and invitatoria, Gloria, melodies of the responsories, Benedicamus, the whole preceded by the introduction 'Omnis cantus ecclesiasticus in mediis clavibus' (fol. 1) and followed by rules for the copying of chant books (fol. 5): 'In antiphonariis et gradualibus'. The temporale begins with the vespers of Saturday before the 1st Sunday in Advent (fol. 6) and ends abruptly in the 1st antiphon of lauds on Holy Saturday.

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
i + 238 + 1 + 3 leaves
Dimensions (leaf): 492 × 350 mm.
Dimensions (written): 340 × 235 mm.

Condition

A leaf missing after fol. 56, two after fol. 88 and at the end
Musical Notation:

Square notation on 7 staves of 4 red lines.

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander ii. 149, pl. XIV:

Good historiated initials.

Good other initials.

Binding

Stamped leather, repaired, 16th century. Damaged. Resewn.

History

Origin: c. 1300 ; Italian

Provenance and Acquisition

'... Zacaria 16 ...', fol. 240v.

Bought by the Bodleian at Puttick & Simpson's, 17 Dec., 1889, for £8

MS. Lat. liturg. a. 5, endleaves (fols. 240-241)

Contents

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 12th century ; France, Reims (?)

Additional Information

Record Sources

Description adapted from the following sources:
Summary Catalogue (1905)
S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 2: Office Books (typescript, 1957), p. 138
Pächt and Alexander (1970).
Summary Catalogue, vol. 5, p. 724

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

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Last Substantive Revision

2024-05: Revised to include all information in printed catalogues.