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CDN-Mlr MS Medieval 0209 (fragment)

Summary

Antiphonal, one leaf, Italian? late 15th century. Square notation in black ink on red four-line staff.

Liturgical Occasions

4th Sunday of Advent.

Description

"One leaf, on vellum, in latin. Late 15th century gothic characters. The decoration of the two initials (A, E) point to an Italian origin. 420x292 mm., writing surface 295x185 mm. Brown ink. Four-line musical staves in red ink, with musical notation in brown ink. Initials in red ink, surrounded by and, also, containing, curvilinear and rectilinear elements of pattern, in blue, mostly bars, single, double or triple, and cusps covered with faded gold. The number LVIII, in red ink, appears on the right margin of the recto. The number, fairly recent, 380 appears at the lower right corner of verso, in red pencil.

Contents. Marian antiphons. r. Ave Maria, gratia plena.... benedicta tu in v. mulieribus et benedictus fructus.... ....Ecce Virgo concipit et"

(Holland, Anne Marie, compiler. "MS Medieval 209". Long Descriptions Ms Medieval Manuscript Antiphonals, Missals and Graduals. Digitization and Cataloguing Project- Antiphonals, Missals and Gradual. Updated December 6, 2018), 28-29.

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Fragment or Fragmented