This Roman Gradual was written in the 11 th or 12 th century in
Northern France. It may have been written for a church in Noyon,
since it contains a hymn for St Eligius (Eloy), bishop of
Noyon-Tournai (f. 56v). Contents:ff. 1r-56v: A Roman Gradual (with
the Temporale and Sanctorale combined) with musical notation. The
manuscript contains hymns, written by a contemporary scribe, on two
leaves that appear to have been added at a later stage:f. 57r:
Marian chants with musical notation, added by a contemporary
scribe, beginning ‘[G]audeamus omnes’. ff. 57v-58v: Hymns for
the Holy Week with with musical notation. Decoration:1 large
foliate initial with a zoomorphic figure (dragon), filled with red,
green, yellow and purple (f. 1r). 1 large initial in red with green
penwork decoration (f. 33r). Large and small initials in red (some
are oxidized) or green. Rubrics, incipits and letters highlighted
with green or red throughout the manuscript.
