Halifax, Private collections [2], D:0soou

Cantus Siglum

Cantus D:0soou

Holding Institution

Halifax, Private collections [2]

Manuscript/Print

Manuscript

Summary

Single very large parchment leaf, likely from a gradual. Humanistic script in black ink with square notation in black ink on five-line red staves. 838 mm high x 627 mm wide.

Description

This fragment is framed with glass on both sides, so both sides are visible. There are five 5-line red staves, with black square notation.

Leaf size: 838 mm high x 627 mm wide.
Principal writing space: 665 mm high x 432 mm wide.
Staff height: 90-93 mm
Height between staff lines: 22-24 mm

There is a note written on the bottom of f. 47r that reads: "From the Library of Stanley Slotkin. Founder of Abbey Rents. Circa 1150 [sic]." Stanley Slotkin (1905-1997) dismantled books with the aim to get "a piece of history" into the hands of small-town libraries and schools. He donated manuscript fragments to many organizations in the form of "leaf sets" (folders containing one page from several different famous books), and is one of a number of twentieth-century biblioclasts at the centre of the "preservation" vs. "access" controversy.

A label stuck to the back of the frame reads: "Glory to the Father and to the Son (Filio) and to the Holy Spirit."

Notes on the Inventory

The inventory for Cantus D:0soou was created by Jennifer Bain (Dalhousie University), with proofreading by Debra Lacoste (Dalhousie University).

Full/Partial Inventory

Full Inventory

Complete Source/Fragment

Fragment

Fragmentarium ID

F-soou

DACT ID

D:0soou