Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection, MS Medieval 0172

Cantus Siglum

CDN-Mlr MS Medieval 0172

Holding Institution

Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection (CDN-Mlr)

Manuscript/Print

Manuscript

Summary

Antiphonal, two leaves, late 15th century. Square notation in black ink on red five-line staff.

Liturgical Occasions

Vespers chants per annum.

Description

From the McGill library's description: "Two separate leaves. On vellum, in latin, late 15th century gothic characters. Northern Italian (?); both leaves from the same manuscript. One column, dark-brown ink, red rubrics, red capitals and initials. Also three calligraphic initials in dark-brown ink, on the staves. Five-line staves in red with musical notation. 17-line text on 172/1r., the rest occupied by staves. 345x240 mm., writing surface 250x165 mm."
Provenance unknown; not in De Ricci.

Although described by the library as Northern Italian, the rounded Praescissa hand, black/brown linework initials, and five-line red staff may point to an Iberian origin instead. Somewhat distinctive "h", with a curl descending below the text line.
1v, which is all text, has 17 lines, but folios with music do not follow this ruling. 1r has six staves; on pages with mixed text and music, the staff occupies approximately three text lines. Square notation with somewhat unevenly angled clefs; thin lines of division, which are sometimes doubled or tripled; custodes pointing upward at a sharp angle; f clef with three lozenges, two of which have a small "wing".

Selected Bibliography

Holland, Anne Marie, compiler. "MS Medieval 172". Long Descriptions Ms Medieval Manuscript Antiphonals, Missals and Graduals. Digitization and Cataloguing Project- Antiphonals, Missals and Gradual. Updated December 6, 2018.

Notes on the Inventory

Description by Anna de Bakker

Full/Partial Inventory

Full Inventory

Complete Source/Fragment

Fragment

Fragmentarium ID

F-fzcf

DACT ID

D:0fzcf