Pontifical vesperal of St. Gall Prince-Abbott Cölestin Sfondrati
(Abbot 1687–1696). It was found in 1846 among the books of St.
Gall friar Notker Hager († 1836). This volume contains the chants
for Vespers (antiphones and hymns) for the Feasts of Jesus Christ
and for the saints' feast days throughout the church year. Only the
incipits are each written in German plainsong notation
(“Hufnagelnotation”) on five lines. Each feast is decorated
with initials in the style of grotesques and with several marginal
miniatures (on p. 56 is the oldest colored view of the Monastery of
St. Gall). The volume is divided into Proprium de tempore (pp.
1–30), Proprium sanctorum (pp. 31–63), Commune sanctorum (pp.
64–74) and Festum sanctorum reliquiarum monasterii sancti Galli
(pp. 75–77).
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