Low Countries, northern part ; Holland (north) ; Amsterdam?, 15th century, second half
Language
Latin
Title
Gradual. Use of Utrecht (Latin), BPL 3683
Graduale Traiectense
Graduale Trajectense
Description
Content:
Gradual with proper and ordinary chants of the Mass, in Latin. With
music notation. Contains: (ff. 1r-126v) Proprium de tempore. - (ff.
127r-148v) Proprium sanctorum, with all saints specific for the
diocese of Utrecht. - (ff. 149v-183r) Commune sanctorum. - (ff.
183r-190r) Missae votivae et defunctorum. (f. 183r-190r). (ff.
183r-190r) Kyrie and Gloria with tropes. Credo, Sanctus and Agnus
Dei in several modes (f. 190r-199v). - (ff. 200r-274v) Sequentiae
de tempore et de sanctis, with later additions beginning from f.
244v. Note:
Origin: According to Wüstefeld (1989). - Made for a monastery of
canonesses regular, in view of the occurence (in the rubrics) of
"priorissa" (f. 130v), "cantrix (f. 63r, 63v, 64r, 74v, 83v) and
"sorores" (f. 66v, 77r-78r, 85r), and the mention of Augustine as
"patris nostri" (f. 144r, 223r, 229v). The later added sequence "In
translatione S. Agnetis (f. 245r) testify to a relationship with a
monastery with Agnes as patron saint.
Foliation: Contemporary (in red) [I]-CLXXXIX, supplemented with a
modern pencil foliation 190-247. Folio CVIII has been cut out.
Front flyleaves marked A and B. A large part of the back flyleaf
cut out.
Script: Music in Hufnagel notation on 4-line staves.
Binding: Medieval binding, not contemporary (16th century). -
Leather (brown, blind-tooled) over wooden boards. Two clasp
fastenings (closing back to front, hooks and one strap missing).
Metal corner pieces (2x4, lower ones functioning as feet: 2x2) and
bosses (2x5).
Description (Bouwman 2023):
http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:3619870 Subject (temporal):
Middle Ages
15th century
