Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection, MS Medieval 0239 (fragment)

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CDN-Mlr MS Medieval 0239 (fragment)

Holding Institution

Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection (CDN-Mlr)

Manuscript/Printed

Manuscript

Summary

Single leaf from a notated breviary. 182 x 127 mm; writing area 140 x 88 mm.

Description

Single leaf from a small format portable breviary. According to Ignesti, probably created for the use of Troyes Cathedral, where there are concordances for some of the less common chants.

Numerous corrections in the margins, apparently adapting the liturgy to reflect a new use.

Obtained at Maggs Bros. Ltd. in 1984; donated to McGill in 2022.
Several other leaves from the same breviary have been identified.

Selected Bibliography

• Alessandra Ignesti, 'McGill University, MS Medieval 239 e Ohio University, Farfel Leaf 174: Due frammenti dello stesso Breviario?’ in Cum notis musicis: Frammenti liturgico-musicali dei secoli XII-XV, edited by Laura Albiero and Alessandra Ignesti (Paris – Venezia: Isotta Conti Éditions, 2024).


• Anna de Bakker, "Collections and Re-collections," Journal of the Alamire Foundation(forthcoming).

Notes on the Inventory

CDN-Mlr MS Medieval 0239 (fragment) was inventoried by Anna de Bakker (Dalhousie University) and proofread by Debra Lacoste (Dalhousie University).

Full Texts Entered by

Anna de Bakker

Full/Partial Inventory

Full Inventory

Complete Source/Fragment

Fragment

Fragment ID

F-6e4d

DACT ID

D:06e4d