Summary:
In manuscript 8 two texts pertaining to liturgy are bound together.
The first four folia (ff. 1r-4v) contain an incomplete liturgical
calendar, with a full month on each page (thus, two per leaf). The
first and fourth leaf, corresponding to the months January,
February, July and August, are missing. Each of the pages has a
miniature showing labour appropriate for the respective month. The
second text, and by far the bulk of the manuscript (ff. 5r-149v) is
a psalter with liturgical canticles. Canticles are songs, often
hymns or Bible texts, sung during offices. The psalter has been
executed carefully and abundantly. Seven historiated and gilded
initials are present, most of them show King David, traditionally
considered the author of most of the Psalms. The first letter of
each psalm and canticle is decorated and placed on a golden
background; the first letter of each verse is written alternately
in red and blue ink. Finally, the last three pages (ff. 148v-149v)
contain part of the Athanasian Creed, also known by its incipit
'Quicunque vult'. The text, falsely attributed in the Middle Ages
to Athanasius of Alexandria (d. 373), was being sung in Western
Christianity at the Sunday office of Prime. The text focuses in
detail on the Trinitarian doctrine and the nature of Christ. Since
the liturgical alterations of the Second Vatican Council, the text
has been removed from the offices, and is only rarely sung on
Trinity Sunday. This copy is incomplete, as it ends after the
declaration of the Trinity. The manuscript, currently dated to the
1220s-1240s, is believed to have been copied in Ghent for use
within the city. [Summary by Dr. Mark Vermeer] Title:
[Liturgische kalender; Psalterium met cantica en Quicunque
vult] Note:
Convoluut
Gemaakt in Gent voor gebruik in Gent (zie Carlvant 2012, p. 89) Topic general subdivision:
Godsdienst Material:
Perkament Extent:
iv + 149 ff. + iv Dimensions:
24 x 17 cm Decoration and binding:
lombarden
gedecoreerde initialen
miniaturen
Moderne band Script:
gotische textualis Provenance:
Cisterciënzerabdij Ten Duinen (S.O.Cist.) Genre/form:
Bijbel
Psalter
Liturgische boeken
