1500-1599, Latin, Printed music edition: [Choirbook with settings for the Mass and the Offices of Christmas, including a section of polyphonic neumes] [music]. Catholic Church.

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Physical Description
  • 1 choirbook ([86] leaves) : vellum ; 51 cm.
Published
  • [15--]
Language
  • Latin

Edition details

Title
  • [Choirbook with settings for the Mass and the Offices of Christmas, including a section of polyphonic neumes] [music].
Uniform Title
  • Gradual. (Ms. University of Sydney. Library. Rare Book and Special Collections Library. Add. Ms. 327)
Creator
  • Catholic Church.
Published
  • [15--]
Physical Description
  • 1 choirbook ([86] leaves) : vellum ; 51 cm.
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Notes
  • Title supplied by cataloguer.
  • Mediaeval manuscript choirbook on vellum (ca. 47 x 34 cm.); executed 16th century in Spain; massive binding of thick wooden boards covered with tanned leather, ruled in blind and fitted with 5 pierced brass metal bosses to each cover; metal strengthening to corner with metal clasps and catches; binding slightly repaired but very large and impressive; much used with many pages thumbed and worn (some defective and repaired).
  • Gatherings mostly of eight leaves with sideways catchwords; leaf [32] inserted from a slightly smaller copy (ca. 41 x 26 cm.); 7 lines of text in a rounded gothic hand and of music on a five-line red stave, rubric in red, some capitals touched in yellow; many large calligraphic initials throughout, often with elaborate penwork infill in yellow; includes 43 large plain red initials, 102 large black initials in various styles (some celtic), 44 large red and blue initials with penwork infilling and surround, plus 2 similar, but very large and fine, red and blue initials (leaves 2r and 35r).
  • Text comprises settings of the Sanctus and Agnus Dei, including 6 pages of polyphonic notation (leaves 25r to 27v, a setting of the Patrem omnipotentem factorem celi) and the offices from Christmas Day to Epiphany, the 12th day of Christmas.
  • Contains an incomplete bifolium as rear paste-down: Catholic Church. Breviary (Ms. University of Sydney. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections Library. Add. Ms. 327). [Breviarum]. [11--].
Language
  • Latin
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