Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection, MS Medieval 0205

Cantus Siglum

CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0205

Holding Institution

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

Manuscript/Print

Manuscript

Summary

Noted breviary, one leaf, Spanish, 16th century. 344x240 mm., writing surface 250x165. Square notation in black ink on a red five-line staff.

Liturgical Occasions

Feast unspecified; based on concordances, likely Sabbato per annum.

Description

Single leaf, likely from a noted breviary or a psalm section of an antiphoner; only a small amount of music is visible, which appears to be a psalm tone, followed by an unnotated psalm text in a single column (18 lines on verso; 16 on recto, as two are taken up by musical notation.) The psalm and division begin with large, plain initials 3 lines in height; each verse is marked with a red 1-ine initial. Written in Southern Textualis in a Spanish style. A small correction is present on the verso.
Music is on five-line red staff with square notation, upward pointing custodes, and very faint lines of division.

As described by McGill in 2018:

"One leaf, on vellum, in latin. 16th century. Spanish. 344x240 mm., writing surface 250x165 mm. One column, 18 lines. 5-line staves in red ink, with musical notation in black ink. Text written in black ink, red rubrics. Two two-line red initals (B, D), numerous one-line red initials. No decoration.

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Provenance. Foliophiles. Purchased in Madrid."

(Holland, Anne Marie, compiler. "MS Medieval 205". Long Descriptions Ms Medieval Manuscript Antiphonals, Missals and Graduals. Digitization and Cataloguing Project- Antiphonals, Missals and Gradual. Updated December 6, 2018), 25-26.

Description Entered by

Anna de Bakker

Full/Partial Inventory

Full Inventory

Complete Source/Fragment

Fragment

Fragmentarium ID

F-t5I7

DACT ID

D:0t5I7