Antiphonale
In Nativitate S. Johannis Baptistae
F-oz74
General Information
One hand, standard late Northern Textualis.
Original Condition
The number of lines refers only to text lines, and omits the staves.
Current Condition
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Pen flourished initial R (black, red) and rubricated initial I, 2 lines high.
Messine Gothic musical notation written on four red staff lines. The C clef is used on the third and fourth lines. A custos is also present. Although the host volume was printed in Frankfurt, the style of the musical notation does not suggest a German origin. It is more likely linked to a tradition from Transylvania.
Content
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Content Item
- Text Language Latin
- Title Antiphonale
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Content Description
(In nativitate S. Johannis Baptistae)
... An. Ingresso Za[charia templum Do]mini, apparuit ei Gab[riel angelus stans] a dextris altaris inc[ensi. I.] Regem precursoris d[ominum veni]te adoremus. Ps.//
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History
On account of the musical notation, a Transylvanian origin cannot be excluded. The book may have been bound by the Jesuits of Cluj-Mănăștur, using material from locally available manuscripts.
The host volume was printed in Frankfurt in 1653, and was owned by the Jesuits of Cluj-Mănăștur in 1680: "Domus PP. Monostoriensium 1680" (title page). In 1832 the volume is recorded in the collections of the Royal Lyceum: "Bibliothecae Regalis Lycei Claudiopolitani 1832" (title page).