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Missal leaf

 Item — Item: 1
Identifier: MSS 463

Scope and Contents

Manuscript leaf. Title supplied by cataloger. Recto of leaf includes the end of the "Gloriosus Dei amicus Vincen-" followed by the beginning of "Felici commercio pro terrenis," both of which are responsories sung during the liturgy of the Feast of St. Vincent of Saragossa; verso contains the end of "Felici commercio pro terrenis" and beginning of "Qui me confessus fuerit coram." On parchment. Layout: Five long lines, each accompanied by a musical staff; ruled in lead with double vertical bounding lines. Script: Written in a rounded gothic script. Decoration: Large initial Q in blue, silver, pink, burgundy, and white; musical staff and some text in red; some pen-flourished capitals. Music: Contains staff notation (5 line). Origin: Probably written in Spain during the 16th century; level of abbreviation suggests the first half of the 16th century. Content and character of hand (especially the stylized capital F on the recto lead) suggest Spanish workmanship.

Dates

  • Creation: estimated 1500s

Full Extent

2.5 Linear Feet : 1 leaf : parchment, music ; 751 x 491 (599 x 367) mm

Language of Materials

Latin

Status
4 Published And Cataloged
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository

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