Saint Louis University, VFL MS 028

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS10033

Shelfmark:

VFL MS 028

Title:

Antiphonary, imperfect

Author:

Catholic Church

Catholic Church WIKIDATA

Place:

Spain

Spain TGN

Date:

16--

seventeenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 98 leaves : parchment ; 481 x 333 mm.

Note:

Ms. codex.
Layout: Written in 7 long lines, alternating with seven 5-line red staves with square notation; ruled in lead with inner and outer parallel bounding lines; rubrics in red, running heads in red.
Script: Gothic textualis.
Decoration: One 10-line puzzlework initial R(ex pacificus magnificatus est) in red and blue on a squared yellow wash ground outlined and decorated in red and lavender, the ground painted in lavender with floral and geometric decoration; one-line initials in red; black calligraphic initials touched in yellow wash throughout.
Binding: Bound in leather decorated with a lozenge design, nailed to heavy boards with metal furnishing and bosses; two anchor plates and hook-clasp fastenings (clasps missing).
Origin: Written in Spain in the 17th century; attribution made in consultation with Consuelo Dutschke.
Shelfmark: St. Louis, Saint Louis University, Pius XII Memorial Library, VFL MS 028.
Gift by an anonymous donor, ca. 1943.

Keyword:

Furniture

Leather bindings

Boards

Bosses (Bindings)

decorated initials

manuscripts (documents)

bindings (gathered matter components)

Gothic scripts

Gregorian chants

Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)

Antiphonaries

Catholic Church

Institutional Record:

https://libcat.slu.edu/record=b1977438

IIIF Manifest:

https://iiif.archive.org/iiif/3/images_VFLMS028_44/manifest.json

Holding Institution:

Saint Louis University