Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection, MS Medieval 0207

Cantus Siglum

CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0207

Holding Institution

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

Manuscript/Print

Manuscript

Summary

Psalter, one leaf, English? 15th century. No musical notation. 220 x 145 mm, writing surface 150x90 mm.

Description

Single leaf from a psalter or Book of Hours. 24-25 lines, ruled in what appears to be dilute ink; rulings marking out main writing area extend into margins.
No contemporary folliation, but there is a modern "818" (in pencil) in lower right corner of recto, with an annotation "this side".

Northern Textualis with some English characteristics (e.g. the use of double-bow a only after e and at word openings); small round lombards, alternating blue and red, for each psalm verse.

Part of Psalm 119; liturgical use not specified.

Described by McGill Library in 2018 as follows:

"One leaf, on vellum, in latin. 15th century, probably English. 220x145 mm., writing surface 150x090 mm., one column, 24 lines, brown ink, lined. In gothic characters. Two two-line initials in blue ink surrounded by red ink drawn bars and curlicues extending into the margin. Numerous capitals in alternating blue and red ink.

Contents. From the Office of the Dead. r. tuam. Iustus es Domine et rectum iudicium tuum......Inicio v. cognovi de testimoniis tuis .....testimonia tua et dilexit ea"

(Holland, Anne Marie, compiler. "MS Medieval 207". Long Descriptions Ms Medieval Manuscript Antiphonals, Missals and Graduals. Digitization and Cataloguing Project- Antiphonals, Missals and Gradual. Updated December 6, 2018), 27.

Description Entered by

Anna de Bakker

Full/Partial Inventory

Full Inventory

Complete Source/Fragment

Fragment

Fragmentarium ID

F-yls1

DACT ID

D:0yls1