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Sequentiary

Sequences for the Virgin Mary, the Holy Cross, All Saints and St Martin

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Antwerpen, FelixArchief, 2201 # 14

Catho Creemers, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2022 (Born Digital)

Remarks by the Editor

Additonal notes by Roos in't Velt, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023.

General Information

Title Sequentiary
Shelfmarks Antwerpen, FelixArchief, 2201 # 14
Material Parchment
Date of Origin 14th century
Script, Hands

The text is written in northern gothica textualis formata

Original Condition

Page Height 307 mm
Page Width at least 222 mm
Height of Written Area 246 – 248 mm
Width of Written Area 172 mm
Number of Columns 2
Width of Columns 76 – 77 mm
Number of Lines 34
Line Height 6 – 7 mm
Ruling Full lead-point ruling
Numbering

Medieval folation in Roman numerals in upper margin of fol. 67v ('lxvii').

Current Condition

Extent 1 leaf
Dimensions 307 x 222 mm
More about the Current Condition

Part of the inner margin has been trimmed away; however, there is no text loss.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Pen-flourished plain initials with marginal penwork extensions, alternately in red and blue ink; plain versals, alternately in red and blue ink; red rubrication; red colour stroking. Guide letters visible.

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title Sequentiary
    • Content Description

      Sequences on several different feasts.

      • Fol. 67r:
        • Col. a, line 1-12: Sequence on the Virgin Mary ('Inviolata intacta et casta es Maria...', CantusID 006759Pa).
        • Col. a-b, line 12-25 - fol. 67v col. a, line 1-9, Sequence on the Holy Cross ('Laudes crucis attollamus nos qui crucis exsultamus speciali gloria...', CantusID ah54120).
      • Fol. 67v:
        • Col. a-b, line 12-16: Sequence on All Saints' Day [1 November] ('Supernae matris gaudia repraesentet ecclesia...', CantusID ah55037).
        • Col. a-b, line 16-25: Sequence on the Feast of St Martin [11 November] ('Sacerdotem Christi Martinum cuncta per per orbem canat ecclesia pacis catholicae...', CantusID ah53181).
    • fol. 67r
    • Secondary Literature Cantus Index (http://cantusindex.org/)

History

Provenance

Fragment contains provenance stamp of the Antwerp City Archives ('Archieven Der Stad Antwerpen') on fol. 67v, the precursor of FelixArchief.

Host Volume

Remarks

A paper label with the note '1564-65-2' can be found in the document folder. Presumably the fragment was used as cover for a register or ledger related to the years 1564 and 1565; however, the exact registers has not yet been identified.
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