Montréal, McGill University - Rare Books and Special Collections - Manuscript Collection, MS Medieval 0217

Cantus Siglum

CDN-Mrb MS Medieval 0217

Holding Institution

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

Manuscript/Print

Manuscript

Summary

Missal, one leaf, mid-15th century. No musical notation.

Liturgical Occasions

Saturday, 3rd week, Lent.

Description

Single leaf from a missal, no musical notation. Text hand suggests 15th century, perhaps German, origins. Black "northern textualis rotundus" touched with red on majuscules, with red rubrics, alternating red and blue single-line initials for chant texts, and a double-line initial for the gospel reading. Ruled in two columns of 36 lines.

Described by the library in 2018 as follows:

"One leaf, on vellum, in latin. Middle of 15th century gothic characters. Unknown origin. Black ink, red rubrics, one two-line initial (I) in blue, one capital (O) in blue. Text lined, red ink foliation on recto (XLVI). 326x260 mm., writing surface 255x168 mm. Two columns, 36 lines.

Contents: r. I. flens suspexit in caelum.... ....Cumque duceretur ad mortem, suscitavit Deus spiritum II. pueri junioris cuius nomen Daniel.... ....Et amoto eo, jussit venire alium et v. I. dixit ei: Semen Chanaam et non Juda.... ....et salvatus est sanguis innoxius in die illa (Daniel, XIII, 35-62) Secundum Johannem (red rubric): In illo tempore perrexit Jesus in montem oliveti et diluculo iterum venit in templum et II. omnis populis venit ad eum et sedens docebat eos.... ....Vade et iam amplius noli peccare (John, VIII, 1-11). Offertorium (red rubric). Secreta (red rubric).

Provenance: The William Colgate Printing Collection."

(Holland, Anne Marie, compiler. "MS Medieval 217". Long Descriptions Ms Medieval Manuscript Antiphonals, Missals and Graduals. Digitization and Cataloguing Project- Antiphonals, Missals and Gradual. Updated December 6, 2018), 33-34.

The 2025 description is similar:

"One vellum leaf from a mid 15th-century missal ; texts, arranged in two columns, principally in black ink with red-stroked capitals throughout ; one two-line initial (I) in blue, one capital (O) in blue ; liturgical rubrics in red ; folio number in red on recto: xlvi." https://mcgill.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1295113734

Description Entered by

Anna de Bakker

Full/Partial Inventory

Full Inventory

Complete Source/Fragment

Fragment

Fragmentarium ID

F-0ymk

DACT ID

D-00ymk