Ohio University, ege-27
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Metadata
- DS ID:
- DS30511
- Shelfmark:
- ege-27
- Title:
- Ege leaf 27: Antiphonal, Italy, 1400s
- Place:
- Italy
- Date:
- 1400s
- Language:
- Latin
- Material:
- Vellum (parchment)
- Physical Description:
- Extent: 1 leaf; Vellum (parchment); 33 cm x 24 cm
- Former Owner(s):
- Ege, Otto F.
- Note:
- Script: Gothic
Script: Gregorian (musical notations)
Decoration: initials (layout features); pen-flourished initials; rubrics; long-line format; musical notation
The following text is based on the original seller's label. 27. VELLUM LEAF FROM A MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT
ITALY
Early XVth Century
Latin Text
Rotunda Gothic Script, Gregorian Notation
Antiphonal
(Antiphonarium)
FROM THE COLLECTION OF OTTO F. EGE.
The chanting of hymns during ecclesiastical rites goes back to the beginning of Christian services
Antiphonal or responsive singing is said to have been introduced in the second century by St.Ignatius of Antioch
According to legend, he had a vision of a heavenly choir singing in honor of the Blessed Trinity in the responsive manner
Many of the more than four hundred antiphons which have survived the centuries are elaborate in their musical structure
They were sung in the medieval church by the first cantor and his assistants
Candle grease stains reveal that this smallsized antiphonal was doubtless carried in processions in dimly lighted cathedrals
In this example the notation is written on the four-line red staff which was in general use by the end of the XIIth century
The script is the usual form of Italian rotunda with bold Lombardic initial letters.
Fifty original leaves from medieval manuscripts, Western Europe, XII-XVI century - Keyword:
- Institutional Record:
- http://media.library.ohio.edu/digital/collection/p15808coll19/id/91
- IIIF Manifest:
- https://media.library.ohio.edu/iiif/2/p15808coll19:91/manifest.json
- Holding Institution:
