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Gradual

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Antwerpen, Rijksarchief te Antwerpen, Verzameling Losse Aanwinsten, nr. 2.5

Laurent Breeus-Loos, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2021 (Born Digital)

General Information

Title Gradual, with noted music
Shelfmarks Antwerp, Rijksarchief te Antwerpen, Verzameling Losse Aanwinsten, nr. 2.5
Material Parchment
Script, Hands

Northern littera textualis formata (s. XV)
General Remarks

Possibly, Antwerp, Rijksarchief te Antwerpen, Verzameling Losse Aanwinsten nr. 2.5-2.6 are remnants of the same manuscript.

Original Condition

Page Height at least 312 mm
Page Width at least 210 mm
Height of Written Area 253 mm
Width of Written Area at least 170 mm
Number of Columns 1
Ruling Lead-point ruling for text (no longer visible); blind-point ruling for staves
Numbering

Medieval foliation on recto side (unreadable due to faded ink)
More about the Condition

If Antwerp, Rijksarchief te Antwerpen, Verzameling Losse Aanwinsten nr. 2.5-2.6 are remnants of the same manuscript, the more extensive information on the original condition of nr 2.6 can also be applied to nr. 2.5.

Current Condition

Extent 1 bifolium
Dimensions ca. 312 x 205-210 mm (fol. 1)
More about the Current Condition

The leaves have darkened and at some places the text and music notes are heavily faded.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Plain initials (red, blue), versals (red), cadels (decorated with black penwork and often colour-stroked), rubrics (red), colour stroking (red)
  • Musical Notation

    Hufnagel notation, 12 staves of four lines (lowest line in red)

    • Content

    • Content Item
      • Text Language Latin
      • Title Gradual

    Host Volume

    Remarks

    Host volume unknown. The bifolium presumably functioned as a wrapper (or cover).
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