Chicago, The Newberry Library, Case MS 5391

Cantus Siglum

US-Cn Case MS 5391

Holding Institution

Chicago, The Newberry Library (US-Cn)

Manuscript/Print

Manuscript

Physical Status

Complete (or mostly complete)

Description

Material: Parchment
Source type: Antiphonal
Chant type: Franco-Roman
Leaves/pages: 139
Staves per side: 5
Staff lines: 5
Text script: southern textura
Notation: Red 5-line staves with black square and measured notation
Binding: Painted leather over boards with images of a castle and a lion; brass bosses, catches (2 missing), clasps (missing).

Notes on the Inventory

Source of data: "Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the US and Canada" by Ricci and Wilson