Saint Louis University, VFL MS 027

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS10032

Shelfmark:

VFL MS 027

Title:

Antiphonary, fragment

Author:

Catholic Church

Catholic Church WIKIDATA

Place:

Spain

Spain TGN

Date:

17--].

eighteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

In Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 7 leaves : parchment ; 782 x 543 mm

Former Owner(s):

Fischmann, Gail

Gail Fischmann WIKIDATA

Note:

Ms. codex.
Layout: Only seven leaves survive from a largely dismembered codex, written in 12 long lines ruled in pale red ink with double inner and outer parallel bounding lines; on fol. b, verso, square music notation with five-line red staves, c-clefs, and mensuration lines.
Script: Iberian textualis.
Decoration: On fol. d, recto, illuminated initial in ochre and burgundy; on fol. b, verso, large calligraphic initial touched in yellow; 1-line initials in burgundy on yellow rectangular grounds throughout.
Binding: Blind-tooled leather over boards; brass boss on lower board inscribed with the number 33.
Origin: Written and decorated in Spain in the 18th century. Note on back pastedown includes the date "año de 1762;" same date inscribed on fol. g, verso.
Shelfmark: St. Louis, Saint Louis University, Pius XII Memorial Library, VFL MS 027.
Gift of Gail Fischmann, 1999.

Keyword:

manuscripts (documents)

Gothic scripts

bindings (gathered matter components)

Blind tooled bindings

Bosses (Bindings)

Gregorian chants

Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)

Antiphonaries

Catholic Church

Institutional Record:

https://libcat.slu.edu/record=b1977437

IIIF Manifest:

https://iiif.archive.org/iiif/3/images_VFLMS027_44/manifest.json

Holding Institution:

Saint Louis University