Missal, with neumes, with parts of the second and third masses for Christmas day : manuscript fragment, 13th century
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| Call number | Status |
|---|---|
| M1778 |
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Description
Creators/Contributors
- Corporate Author
- Catholic Church.
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- St. Gall neumes written without staves.
Subjects
Bibliographic information
- Earliest possible date
- 1200
- Latest possible date
- 1299
- Note
- Layout and script: a complete leaf written in single columns of 21 lines; gothic script, black ink, ruled lightly with ink.
- Decoration: elaborate penwork decoration including on verso a very large initial "P" (Puer) in red penwork with some black, the decorative border extending the length of the margin; with a smaller inital "L" (Lux) on the recto in red with blue penwork; rubrics and partial lines ruled with red ink.
- Access
- Open for research; material must be requested at least 24 hours in advance of intended use.
- Source
- Purchased from Bernard Quaritch (catalog 1396, number 51), 2010. Accession 2010-168.
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