Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection, MS Medieval 0216

Cantus Siglum

CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0216

Holding Institution

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

Manuscript/Print

Manuscript

Summary

Large noted breviary, one bifolium from the Psalterium section, Italian, 15th century.

Liturgical Occasions

Feria (probably 4) per annum.

Description

Bifolium from a large noted breviary, likely 15th century Italian. A small amount of musical notation on the second leaf: square notation on a red four-line staff with upward custodes.
Contains part of Psalm 67 (probably for use as the third psalm of matins on Fer.4 per annum), a partial antiphon ("Quaerite dominum", often 2.1 for Feria 4) followed by the incipit of another antiphon (Domine deus) and psalm pair (69-70) likely serving in position 2.2. The latter appears to be in Mode 6 instead of the more typical Mode 2.
Described by the library (2025) as 60 x 44 cm. 2018 description (which had an error in the heading) as 473x430 mm., writing surface 440x300 mm.

Described by the library (2025) as follows:
"One bifolium from the psalter of a 15th-century noted breviary of unknown origin (possibly Italian) ; from a signature with intervening bifolia missing.

Principally psalm texts arranged in 2 columns with the end of one antiphon and the incipit of a second on the recto of the second folio.

Musical notation in brown ink on four-line red staves ; texts in brown ; liturgical rubrics in red."

Seemingly described in 2018 under the heading for "Ms Medieval 231" (in error) as follows:
"On vellum, in latin, on large gothic 15th century characters. Northern Italian. Text in brown ink. 473x430 mm., writing surface 440x300 mm., two columns, 18 lines. Three two-line initials (B, D, I) alternating between blue and white ink, on alternating red and blue square, and irregular for the I, grounds,with double and triple bars, spirals, crescentic patterns and S-curves. The decoration extends into the margin as thin branch work, with floral ends. The paragraphs begin by a one-line blue or red, alternating, initial, with similar decoration as on the two-line ones. Faded latin number (LXXXXV) on f. 1r., on the middle of the right margin. Arab numerals (96, 101 twice, by different hand), added later, on right margins of f. 1r. and f. 2r.

Contents: From the Matins of "Feria quinta". 1. r. I. .....et posteriora dorsi eius in pallore auri....Et enim non credentes inhabitare Dominum Deum (ps. LXVII, 14-19) II. Benedictus Dominus die quotidie prosperum iter faci- v. I. et nobis Deus salutarium nostrorum..... ....ut intiguatur pes tuus in sangui- II. ne, lingua canum tuorum ex inimicis, ab ipso.... .....ibi Beniamin adolescentulus (Ps. LXVII, 20-28) 2. r. I. Musical notation, with text, on four-line, red ink, staves. Text: et vivet anima vestra. Ant. Domine Deus Evove. Deus in adiutorium meum intende....animam meam II. Avertantur retrorsum et erubescant qui volunt mihi mala.... ....Adiutor meus et liberator meus v. I. es tu. Domine ne moreris (Ps. LXIX, 1-6) In te Domine speravi, non confundat in aeternum.... ....Quoniam firmamentum meum et refu- II. gium meum es tu ....Tanquam prodigium factus sum multis et tu ad- (Ps. LXX, 1-7)."

(Holland, Anne Marie, compiler. "MS Medieval 231." Long Descriptions Ms Medieval Manuscript Antiphonals, Missals and Graduals. Digitization and Cataloguing Project- Antiphonals, Missals and Gradual. Updated December 6, 2018), 37-38.

Description Entered by

Anna de Bakker

Full/Partial Inventory

Full Inventory

Complete Source/Fragment

Fragment

Fragmentarium ID

F-vcje

DACT ID

D:0vcje