Antiphonarium
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Leeds, Leeds Central Library, Phillips 11125
Anna de Bakker, DACT, 2022 (Born Digital)
General Information
Title
Antiphonarium
Shelfmarks
Phillips MS 11125
Material
Parchment
Original Condition
Page Height
at least 390 mm
Page Width
220 – 230 mm
Height of Written Area
at least 260 mm
Width of Written Area
190 – 200 mm
Number of Columns
1
Current Condition
Dimensions
230 x 390 mm
More about the Current Condition
Part of a binding; measured in situ.
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
Large (1 staff in height) initial for opening of hymn, in red on a blue penwork background; small initials, alternating red-with-blue and blue-with red, one text-line in height, for hymn verses and antiphons.
Four-line red staff. Probably originally 7 per page. Square notation, slightly curved, with no custos or division lines and hairline stems. C-clef with two diagonal strokes, F-clef with four.
History
Persons and Institutions
Sir Thomas Philipps; William Bolling (?); Thomas Fairfax, Fifth Lord Fairfax
Host Volume
Remarks
Binding a collection of documents relating to the time of Elizabeth I, James I, and Charles I, notably ones pertaining to Co. York.