GB 0096 MS 639 - Antiphoner and noted Missal fragments

Zona de identificação

Código de referência

GB 0096 MS 639

Título

Antiphoner and noted Missal fragments

Data(s)

  • 12th century-13th century (Produção)

Nível de descrição

Dimensão e suporte

Single leaf

Zona do contexto

Nome do produtor

História biográfica

The missal is a book which contains the prayers said by the priest at the altar as well as all that is officially read or sung in connection with the offering of the holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the ecclesiastical year.
An antiphoner is a liturgical book containing antiphons, the sung portions of the Divine office, both texts and notation. Such books were often of a large format, to be used by a choir.

Entidade detentora

História do arquivo

GB 0096 MS 639 12th century-13th century Collection (fonds) Single leaf Unknown
The missal is a book which contains the prayers said by the priest at the altar as well as all that is officially read or sung in connection with the offering of the holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the ecclesiastical year.
An antiphoner is a liturgical book containing antiphons, the sung portions of the Divine office, both texts and notation. Such books were often of a large format, to be used by a choir.

Three vellum leaves, formerly paste-downs in the binding of of Omnia Opera by Angelo Ambrogini, called Poliziano (Venice, 1498), which was rebound in the twentieth century (Ref: Incunabula 1498 Strongroom), details as follows:

  1. Leaf from a noted Missal, of Hereford Use, with part of the epistle, gradual, gospel, offertory, secret, communion and post-communion of the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany, and the introit, epistle, gospel and secret of the 4th Sunday. The antiphons 'Timebunt gentes', 'Dextem domini' and 'Mirabantur omnes' have their musical notation. The fragment was written in Hereford, England, in the late 12th century. It is inscibed and extensively annotated by Maurice Birchinshaw (d 1564), and inscibed by Nathaniel Evans in the 17th century. It was later used as a cover for a manorial extent, and inscibed in a 16th-17th century hand 'A court of [surve]igh for the mannour of Much Markl (i.e. Much Marcle, Herefordshire], 35 of Eliz [1592/3]', and 'Extent of survey de Man. de Mark[le]'.
  2. Bi-folium from an Antiphoner, with responds and versicles for the following feasts: St Mary Magdalene (22 Jul), St Peter ad vincula (1 Aug), St Laurence (10 Aug), Assumption of the Virgin (15 Aug) and Octave of the Assumption (22 Aug>). The fragment was written in the late 13th century.

Access to the items in the collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the controlled environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to archive collections may be restricted under the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details.

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
Latin, musical notation. The noted Missal fragment (1) uses Anglo-Norman notation; the later annotations by Maurice Birchinshaw and Nathaniel Evans are in an italic and secretary hand respectively. The Antiphoner fragment (2) uses late Lorraine notation.
The noted Missal fragment is written in 2 columns and 35 lines. The initials, some 2-line, are in red, blue and green, those in blue with scrolling in red, in red touched with green, or in blue touched with red; red capitals; rubricated. The musical notation is on staves of 4 lines ruled in red, and uses B, B flat and F clefs.
The Antiphoner fragment (2) is written in 2 columns and consists of 15 lines of text and music. There is a 2-line initial U in red and blue with red and violet ornament; other capitals and initials are in red; rubricated. The musical notation is on staves of 4 ruled lines, and uses F, C and G clefs.

See R. Watson, 'Descriptive list of fragments of medieval manuscripts in the University of London Library' (1976).

Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Oct 2001 Antiphoners Documents England Europe France Herefordshire Illuminated manuscripts Information sources Manuscripts Missals Musical styles Religious doctrines Religious music Religious texts Theology UK Western Europe London

Fonte imediata de aquisição ou transferência

Zona do conteúdo e estrutura

Âmbito e conteúdo

Three vellum leaves, formerly paste-downs in the binding of of Omnia Opera by Angelo Ambrogini, called Poliziano (Venice, 1498), which was rebound in the twentieth century (Ref: Incunabula 1498 Strongroom), details as follows:

  1. Leaf from a noted Missal, of Hereford Use, with part of the epistle, gradual, gospel, offertory, secret, communion and post-communion of the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany, and the introit, epistle, gospel and secret of the 4th Sunday. The antiphons 'Timebunt gentes', 'Dextem domini' and 'Mirabantur omnes' have their musical notation. The fragment was written in Hereford, England, in the late 12th century. It is inscibed and extensively annotated by Maurice Birchinshaw (d 1564), and inscibed by Nathaniel Evans in the 17th century. It was later used as a cover for a manorial extent, and inscibed in a 16th-17th century hand 'A court of [surve]igh for the mannour of Much Markl (i.e. Much Marcle, Herefordshire], 35 of Eliz [1592/3]', and 'Extent of survey de Man. de Mark[le]'.
  2. Bi-folium from an Antiphoner, with responds and versicles for the following feasts: St Mary Magdalene (22 Jul), St Peter ad vincula (1 Aug), St Laurence (10 Aug), Assumption of the Virgin (15 Aug) and Octave of the Assumption (22 Aug>). The fragment was written in the late 13th century.

Avaliação, seleção e eliminação

Incorporações

Sistema de arranjo

Zona de condições de acesso e utilização

Condições de acesso

Access to the items in the collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the controlled environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to archive collections may be restricted under the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details.

Condiçoes de reprodução

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Idioma do material

  • inglês

Sistema de escrita do material

  • latim

Notas ao idioma e script

Latin, musical notation. The noted Missal fragment (1) uses Anglo-Norman notation; the later annotations by Maurice Birchinshaw and Nathaniel Evans are in an italic and secretary hand respectively. The Antiphoner fragment (2) uses late Lorraine notation.

Características físicas e requisitos técnicos

Instrumentos de descrição

See R. Watson, 'Descriptive list of fragments of medieval manuscripts in the University of London Library' (1976).

Zona de documentação associada

Existência e localização de originais

Existência e localização de cópias

Unidades de descrição relacionadas

Descrições relacionadas

Nota de publicação

Zona das notas

Nota

Identificador(es) alternativo(s)

Pontos de acesso

Pontos de acesso - Locais

Pontos de acesso - Nomes

Pontos de acesso de género

Zona do controlo da descrição

Identificador da descrição

Identificador da instituição

Senate House Library, University of London

Regras ou convenções utilizadas

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Estatuto

Nível de detalhe

Datas de criação, revisão, eliminação

Línguas e escritas

  • inglês

Script(s)

    Fontes

    Área de ingresso