Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Latin MS 439
- Source
- Manchester Digital Collections
- Library
- The John Rylands Library
- Shelfmark
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- Latin MS 439
- Biblissima authority file
- Language
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- Latin
- Title
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- Temporale
- Proper of Saints
- Common of Saints (ending imperfectly)
- Description
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- Extent:
ff. 222 (i+220+i) Leaf height: 405 mm, width: 305 mm.
Binding:
Stamped leather over wooden boards, with modern rebacking, metal bosses and corner pieces, two clasps (missing).
15th century.
Acquisition:
Hartland donation.
Data Source(s):
Description based on Moses Tyson, 'Handlist of Additions to the Collection of Latin Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, 1908-28', Bulletin of the John Rylands Library (1928) and Barry Cooper, 'Catalogue of pre-1900 music manuscripts in the John Rylands University Library of Manchester', Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester 79:2, (1997), revised and expanded by Joanne Edge.
Subject(s):
Antiphons (Music)
Abstract:
Antiphoner ('Antiphonarium Romanum') produced probably in the Netherlands in the 15th century. Music throughout (except endleaves), using square notation on red staves.
Foliation:
An old pencil foliation which numbers the three parts separately indicates that several folios have been removed more recently.
Format:
Codex
Material:
Parchment.
Provenance:
Front endleaf, 'rechteren koor te Soeterbeeck' indicates a Low Countries provenance.
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- Rights
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