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.