The Canadian Chant Database
Folio 2r from the Salzinnes Antiphonal, held at the Patrick Power Library at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Canada (M2149.L4 1554)
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The goal of the Canadian Chant Database is to catalogue–and eventually inventory–all manuscripts and manuscript fragments containing plainchant derived from the medieval European tradition in libraries, archives, institutions, and private ownership in Canada. Printed chant books are limited to those sources that were published specifically for use in Canada.

The Canadian Chant Database is an initiative of the Digital Analysis of Chant Transmission (DACT) Project.

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City + Holding Institution Cantus Siglum Summary Date/Origin Image Link Chants
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Halifax (Canada), St. Mary’s University - Patrick Power Library CDN-Hsmu M2149.L4 1554 Cistercian antiphoner from the Abbey of Salzinnes, Namur, in the Diocese of Liège. Manuscript produced on vellum and co… 16th century (1550-1575)
Salzinnes 		Images 2932
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London (ON), University of Western Ontario - Archives and Research Collections Centre (ARCC) CDN-Lu M2150 15-? Sixteenth-century “mutilated” antiphoner, possibly from the Burgos monastery, Spain. Square notation on five-line black… 16th century
Spain, possibly Burgos (?) 		292
Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0020
Fragment 		Missal, one leaf, 15th century, 370 x 260 mm. No musical notation. 15th century
Images 7
Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0021
Fragment 		Gradual. Adiastematic notation (St. Gall notation). 290 x 220 mm 11th century/12th century (1st half)
Images 28
Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0024
Fragment 		Missal, one leaf, French?, early 14th century. No musical notation. 31.0 x 23.0 cm with a writing space 23.0 x 15.5 cm. 14th century
France 		Images 25
Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0025
Fragment 		Gradual, two leaves, German, 15th century. Hufnagelschrift on five-line staff. 31.0 x 22.5 cm. Writing surface: 24.5 x… 15th century
Germany (south) 		Images 18
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Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0064
Fragment 		Gradual, one leaf, Italian, late 14th century. Square notation in black ink on red four-line staff (seven staves per pa… 14th century
Italy 		Images 3
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Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0065
Fragment 		One leaf from a gradual, late 14th-century Italian, on vellum. Square notation in black ink on red four-line staff. 531… 14th century (2nd half)
Italy 		Images 2
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Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0072
Fragment 		Antiphonal, one leaf, Italian, mid-15th century. 530 x 350 mm. Square notation in black ink on red four-line staff. 15th century
Italy 		Images 5
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Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0073 Miscellaneous choirbook from Northern Italy, made of 10 independent codicological units produced in different periods f… 14th century
Dominican 		442
Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0078
Fragment 		Single leaf from an antiphonal; 76 x 54 cm. Square notation on five-line red staff that suggests Spanish (or Mexican) p… 16th century
Images 4
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Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0080
Fragment 		Single leaf of a 15th century Italian gradual (in a frame), verso side visible. 53 x 39 cm. 15th century
Images 1
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Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0081
Fragment 		Gradual, six leaves, Italian, 2nd half of 15th century. Square notation in black ink on red four-line staff. 15th century (2nd half)
Italy 		Images 42
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Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0086
Fragment 		Single page of a Kyriale, likely 17th c. Spanish or Mexican. 710 x 500 mm. 17th century
Images 2
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Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0087
Fragment 		Antiphonal, one leaf, probably German, late 15th century. 55 x 38 cm. Square notation in black ink on four-line staff,… 15th century/16th century
Germany 		Images 9
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Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0088
Fragment 		Gradual, one leaf, with initial S, with Olivetan Benedicts, Italian, late 15th century. Square notation in black ink on… 15th century
Italy 		Images 1
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Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0089
Fragment 		Antiphonal, one leaf, Spanish or Mexican, late 17th century. Square notation in black ink on red five-line staff. Compo… 17th century
Images 2
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Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0092
Fragment 		Two leaves from an antiphonal(?) and hymnary. The recto and verso of the first leaf do not appear to be in sequence. Sq… 17th century
Spain 		Images 11
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Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0169
Fragment 		Missal, one leaf, Italian, 15th century. No musical notation. 15th century
Italy 		Images 8
Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0170
Fragment 		Antiphonal, one leaf, 550 x 410 mm. Square notation in black ink on red four-line staff. 16th century
Italy 		Images 2
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Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0171
Fragment 		Missal, fragment from one leaf (top portion), date and provenance uncertain, contains prayers for the Mass (collects, s… 13th century (1st half)
Images 16
Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0172
Fragment 		Antiphonal, two leaves, late 15th century. Square notation in black ink on red five-line staff. 15th century
Images 15
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Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0176
Fragment 		Gradual, one leaf, Flemish? Adiastematic notation.
Images 12
Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0184
Fragment 		Responsorial (bifolio). Partially mensural notation on red five-line staff (isolated diamond shape notes). 16th century
Images 20
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Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0186
Fragment 		Missal, one leaf, 14th century. No musical notation. 14th century
Italy 		Images 5
Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0204
Fragment 		Missal, one leaf, 15th century. No musical notation. 15th century
Images 4
Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0205
Fragment 		Antiphonal, one leaf, Spanish, 16th century. Antiphons are notated in square notation in black ink on a red five-line s… 16th century
Spain 		Images 4
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Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0206
Fragment 		Missal, two leaves, Italian?, 15th century. No musical notation. 15th century
Images 19
Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0207
Fragment 		Psalter, one leaf, English? 15th century. No musical notation. 15th century
Images 1
Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0208
Fragment 		Missal, fragment of bifolium, 14th century. German notation on four-line staff. 14th century
Images 6
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Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0209
Fragment 		Gradual, one leaf, Italian? late 15th century. Square notation in black ink on red four-line staff. 15th century
Images 2
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Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0210
Fragment 		Antiphonal, one leaf, Italian? early 16th century. Square notation in brown ink on red four-line staff. 16th century
Images 10
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Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0211
Fragment 		Missal, one leaf, Italian, mid-14th century. No musical notation. 14th century
Italy 		Images 8
Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0212
Fragment 		Psalter, one leaf, Flemish or German, mid-14th century. No musical notation. 14th century
2
Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0215
Fragment 		Hymnary (section), one leaf, Italian, early 16th century. Mensural notation. 16th century
Italy 		Images 2
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Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0216
Fragment 		Antiphonal, one bifolium from the Psalterium section, Italian, 15th century. No musical notation. 15th century
6
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Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0217
Fragment 		Missal, one leaf, mid-15th century. No musical notation. 15th century
Images 3
Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0218
Fragment 		Antiphonal, one leaf, mid-16th century. Musical notation on one side only. 16th century
Images 3
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Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0219
Fragment 		Antiphonal, one leaf, Italian, late 15th-early 16th century. Square notation in black ink on red four-line staff.
Italy 		Images 7
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Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0220
Fragment 		Antiphonal, two leaves, Italian, early 16th century. No musical notation. 16th century
Italy 		Images 22
Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0221
Fragment 		Antiphoner, one leaf, Italian, mid-16th century. No musical notation. 16th century
Italy 		Images 2
Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0222
Fragment 		Missal, one leaf, damaged, 2nd half of the 14th century. No musical notation. 14th century (2nd half)
Images 19
Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0231
Fragment 		Gradual, two leaves, 15th century. Square notation in black ink on red five-line staff. 15th century
Italy 		Images 8
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Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0234 Responsoriale including incipits of Magnificat and Benedictus antiphons (often notated in the low margins), invitatorie… 16th century (1575-1600)
Germany 		Images 2036
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Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0237
Fragment 		Bifolio from medieval antiphoner or choirbook. German?, XV century. Square notation in black ink on red five-line staff.
Images 4
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Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0239
Fragment 		Single leaf from a notated breviary. 182 x 127 mm; writing area 140 x 88 mm. 13th century (1275-1300)
Troyes 		Images 13
St. Catharines (ON), Brock University Library - Archives and Special Collections CDN-STCbul RG 394
Fragment 		A single parchment leaf from a liturgical manuscript. Square notation in black ink on five-line red staves with F clefs… 16th century
Images 3
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Toronto, University of Toronto - Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library CDN-Ttfl MSS 09700 Antiphoner covering Lent, Easter, and Eastertide up to the sixth week after Easter. 15th century (1st half)
Firenze 		Images 737
Waterloo, University of Waterloo – DRAGEN Lab-St Jerome’s University CDN-WAdl MS Book A
Fragment 		One leaf of a gradual. Gothic script in brown-black ink copied in two columns with square notation on 4-line red staves… 16th century
Images 2
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Waterloo, University of Waterloo – DRAGEN Lab-St Jerome’s University CDN-WAdl MS Medieval 01
Fragment 		Fragmented strip from an antiphoner. Gothic script in brown-black ink copied in two columns with square notation on 4-l… 14th century
6
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Waterloo, University of Waterloo – DRAGEN Lab-St Jerome’s University CDN-WAdl MS Medieval 02
Fragment 		Heavily-damaged fragmented strip from an antiphoner. Gothic script in brown-black ink copied in two columns with square… 13th century
4
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London, Private collections Cantus D:01oko
Fragment 		Single parchment leaf from a gradual. Black square notation on four-line red staves with F- and C-clefs. 5 staves per f… 16th century
Images 3
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North Vancouver, Private collections Cantus D:02csu
Fragment 		Single parchment leaf in private ownership. Square notation in black-brown ink on red 5-line staves, with F- and C-clef…
Images 4
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Calgary, Private collections Cantus D:04sqa
Fragment 		Single leaf of a Gradual, likely Spanish, 16th or 17th c. Writing area 406 x 279 mm; full dimensions not given. 16th century/17th century
Spain 		Images 3
Victoria, Private collections [ID:34] Cantus D:0es6l
Fragment 		Single leaf containing part of the Tract and Litany for Easter Vigil. 520 x 375 mm; writing area 410 x 265 mm. 14th century
7
Kitchener, Private collections Cantus D:0uhiz
Fragment 		Single parchment leaf from an antiphoner. Square notation in black ink on red four-line staves with F- and C-clefs; 7 l…
Images 13
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