Austin, Harry Ransom Center, HRC Leaf A30

Cantus Siglum

US-AUS HRC Leaf A30

Holding Institution

Austin, Harry Ransom Center (US-AUS)

Manuscript/Print

Manuscript

Physical Status

Fragment

Summary

Bifolio from an antiphoner

Liturgical Occasions

Common of Apostles

Description

The original foliation of the manuscript is present in the upper right hand corner of the detached folio ("289"). While there is not a rubric at the top of this page indicating the service, it is very likely to be Matins, given the large initial and subsequent references to nocturns . Additionally, while the feast is not explicitly clear, these chants appear to be for the feast of _Communatis Apostolorum_.

The following description is copied over from the Harry Ransom Center's description of the item:

France / Flanders: 14th century. 1 leaf: parchment, 412 x 305 mm. Written in Latin, gothic textualis libraria script. Layout is eight long lines of text ruled in dry point alternating with square musical notation on 4-line red staves. Decoration includes historiated initial with gold leaf ground depicting Christ preaching to three evangelists in upper compartment and evangelists preaching to 10 individuals in lower compartment. The four symbolic creatures of the gospel evangelists surround the initial. Blue and red pen-flourished initials throughout. On 290r, one initial painted in blue, pink, and red, with white detailing. Foliated in upper right recto of each folio. Text: (incipit, antiphon Matthew 10:16) "ecce ego mitto... ."

Provenance: Donated by Mrs. Robert Gordon Crosby. See De Ricci, Texas no. 3.

Catalog link: https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/pubmnem/details.cfm?id=243

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