Philadelphia, Free Library of Philadelphia, MS Lewis E 229

Cantus Siglum

US-PHff MS Lewis E 229

Holding Institution

Philadelphia, Free Library of Philadelphia (US-PHff)

Manuscript/Print

Manuscript

Physical Status

Complete (or mostly complete)

Description

Material: Parchment
Source type: Gradual
Chant type: Franco-Roman
Leaves/pages: 140
Staves per side: 7
Staff lines: 5
Owners/dedicatees: Gift of King John III to the College of Saint Jerome
Text script: gothic rotunda
Notation: square
Binding: Bound in 18th c. stamped calf, metal bosses and corners, one clasp.
Notes: Gradual, 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