Philadelphia, Free Library of Philadelphia, MS Lewis E 233

Cantus Siglum

US-PHff MS Lewis E 233

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: 86
Staves per side: 7
Staff lines: 5
Owners/dedicatees: Made for Jéronimos Monastery
Text script: gothic rotunda
Notation: square
Binding: 18th c. stamped calf, metal bosses and one clasp
Notes: ff 1, 5, and 6 belong at the end of the volume, antiphonary, 16th century, musical notation, notable binding, liturgy, historiated initial, missing leaves

Notes on the Inventory

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