Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection, MS Medieval 0186

Cantus Siglum

CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0186

Holding Institution

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

Manuscript/Print

Manuscript

Summary

Missal, one leaf, 14th century. No musical notation. 321x227 mm.; writing surface 210x160 mm.

Liturgical Occasions

Fer. 5 Hebd. 4. Quad.

Description

As described by McGill Library:
"One vellum leaf from a 14th-century missal written in Italy. 26 lines of text, arranged in 2 columns, in brown ink ; liturgical rubrics in red.

Leaf is from a manuscript previously owned by Otto Ege, book breaker and bookseller; date and place of production from Ege.

Mass texts for Feria IV and Feria V post Dominicam IV in Quadragesima.

Decoration: on the recto there is one six-line initial (L), in ultramarine, light-brown, brown, and red, decorated with gold leaf disks. The stem extends along the left margin ending with acanthus leaves. Three, three-line initials in red and blue ink, alternatively, surrounded by curlicues, spirals and bars."

Description Entered by

Anna de Bakker

Full/Partial Inventory

Full Inventory

Complete Source/Fragment

Fragment

Fragmentarium ID

F-2605

DACT ID

D:02605