[Antiphonarium]

[Antiphonarium]

Leaves conjugate but not consecutive; 1st leaf (5 lines) with musical notation; 2nd leaf (15 lines) with text only.

Parchment; one bifolium, i.e. ff. 2, non-consecutive, with the leaves pasted together at the gutter; On f. 1: 5 lines of text and music, the text written in a formal gothic script, the music in square notation on red 4-line staves with a custos at the end of each set of lines; added tones for the antiphons are noted in the margins: 3rd tone on the recto; 5th tone on the verso. Rubrics in red. In the uppermost right corner of the recto, the folio number: 12. On f. 2: 15 lines of text; formal gothic script. In the uppermost right corner of the recto, the folio number: 19. The folio numbers on these two leaves and the basic knowledge that in books of Italian origin and at this date the standard quire size is of ten leaves point to this set of leaves as being the second bifolium in the second quire. On both leaves: 1-line initials (i.e. the height of slightly over one line of text) either in red with purple flourishing, or in blue with dark red flourishing; the painted blue initial on the first recto was originally written as a letter N that was then partially erased to give a majuscule letter I; 4 initials in black ink, with Elefantenr sel.

Written in Italy, probably towards the end of the 15th century; this late date is suggested by the presence of a comma (!) in the text on f. 1 recto. According to De Ricci, the library acquired these leaves from Henkels, in December 1931, and there is a note in pencil in the lower margin of f. 1 reporting this fact: "Henkels 12-8-31 [signed:] E."

Title and date from De Ricci.

Bibliography: De Ricci. Census, p. 1212, no. 27

Office for the Purification of the Virgin (2 February), in part, but with musical notation showing the importance of this feast. -- Office for the feast of Agatha (5 February), at matins, including here the end of the second nocturn and the beginning of the third.

[15th century]

2024-02-14

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2 leaves ; 53 x 37.5 cm

parchment

RBR Mss. C33A65 1400z

[Italy]

Leaf 1: //[conso]lationem Israel et spiritus sanctus erat in eo. Psalmus, Deus dominus. Antiphona, Induxerunt puerum iesum in templum, [sic with a comma!] ut facerent secundum consuetudinem legis pro eo. Psalmus, Deus [written over an erasure]. Antiphona, Obutlerunt pro eo domino par turturum aut duos pullos columbarum. Psalmus// -- Leaf 2: //[Gratias tibi] ago domine iesu christe qui misisti ad me apostolum tuum. Qui. Resp., Vidisti domine et expectasti agonem meum quomodo pugnavi in stadio sed quia nolui obedire mandatis principum. Iussa sum in mamillas torqueri. Vers., Propter veritatem et mansuetudinem et iusticiam. [Resp.] Iussa. In tertio nocturno antiphona, Mens mea solidata est et in cristo fundata. . . . Resp., Qui me dignatus est ab omni plaga curare et mamillas meas meo pectori restituere. Ipsum [invoco deum vivum.]//