Saint Louis University, VFL MS 010

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS10016

Shelfmark:

VFL MS 010

Title:

Gradual, single leaves

Author:

Catholic Church

Catholic Church WIKIDATA

Place:

France

France TGN

Date:

15--

sixteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 2 single leaves : parchment, ill. ; 575 x 401 mm

Former Owner(s):

Fischmann, Milton, d. 1974

Milton Fischmann WIKIDATA

Fischmann, Gail

Gail Fischmann WIKIDATA

Note:

Ms. leaves.
Rubric: On fol. a, verso, an indulgence decreed by Pope Sixtus IV (r. 1471-1484).
Layout: Written in 6 long lines, alternating with six 5-line red staves with F and C clefs and square notation; ruled in lead with single outer and double inner parallel bounding lines.
Script: Gothic textualis.
Decoration: Two historiated initials: on fol. a, verso, the Visitation, left unfinished; on fol. b verso, Saints Processus and Martinian holding books and palms of martyrdom.
Origin: Written and illuminated in southern France in the 16th century.
Gift of Milton and Gail Fischmann, 1962.
Shelfmark: St. Louis, Saint Louis University, Pius XII Memorial Library, Special Collections, VFL MS 010.

Keyword:

illuminated manuscripts

Gothic scripts

historiated initials

manuscripts (documents)

detached leaves

Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)

Gregorian chants

Graduals (Liturgical books)

Catholic Church

Institutional Record:

https://libcat.slu.edu/record=b1977101

IIIF Manifest:

https://iiif.archive.org/iiif/3/images_VFLMS010_44/manifest.json

Holding Institution:

Saint Louis University