Leaf of a missal
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Montreal, McGill Library Rare Books and Special Collections, MS Medieval 0217
Anna de Bakker, DACT, 2024 (Born Digital)
General Information
Title Leaf of a missal
Shelfmarks MS Medieval 0217
Material Parchment
Place of Origin France?
Script, Hands
Hand is a northern gothic script with two chamber "box" 'a' and largely straight minims.
Written in black ink with red rubrics and red highlighting on the capitals beginning each sentence.
Original Condition
Page Height at least 326 mm
Page Width at least 260 mm
Height of Written Area at least 255 mm
Width of Written Area at least 168 mm
Number of Columns 2
Number of Lines at least 36
Ruling ruled in brown ink. Each column is marked out separately.
Numbering
xlvi in red ink in the top-centre of the recto.
Current Condition
Extent 1 leaf
Dimensions 326 x 260 mm
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
Simple initials in red and blue (all on the verso). One (for the Gospel reading) is a two-line 'I' in blue, while the Gradual and Offertory chants have respectively a red 'S' and a blue 'O' single line capital.
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History
Remarks
Catalog mentions the William Colgate Printing Collection.