Philadelphia, Free Library of Philadelphia, MS Lewis E 223

Cantus Siglum

US-PHff MS Lewis E 223

Holding Institution

Philadelphia, Free Library of Philadelphia (US-PHff)

Manuscript/Print

Manuscript

Physical Status

Complete (or mostly complete)

Description

Material: Parchment
Source type: Antiphonal
Chant type: Franco-Roman
Leaves/pages: 193
Staves per side: 6
Staff lines: 5
Owners/dedicatees: Paid for by King John III of Portugal and for the Jéronimos Monastery in Belém, Portugal
Text script: gothic rotunda
Notation: square
Binding: Bound in 18th c. stamped calf, metal corners and bosses
Notes: Decorated as same artists as 222, antiphonary, 16th century, musical notation, notable binding, liturgy, historiated initial, Portugal, Portuguese

Notes on the Inventory

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