Leaf from a missal

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Montreal, McGill Library Rare Books and Special Collections, MS Medieval 0211

General Information

Title Leaf from a missal
Shelfmarks MS Medieval 0211
Material Parchment
Place of Origin Italy
Script, Hands

Southern Textualis in light brown ink with red rubrics. 

Original Condition

Page Height at least 320 mm
Page Width at least 225 mm
Height of Written Area at least 210 mm
Width of Written Area at least 145 mm
Number of Columns 2
Number of Lines at least 26

Current Condition

Extent 1 leaf
Dimensions 320 x 225 mm

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

From McGill's long description: "One three-line initial (M) on verso, on second column, in light-brown and white. Between the stems it encloses small acanthus leaves, in blue, which stem from two gold leaf disks. The initial rests on square ultramarine ground; from the end of its between columns margin side stem extend, into the margin, small size acanthus leaves in light-blue, red, light-brown and dark-yellow. The ultramarine ground contains in the corners white, thin curlicues, is surrounded by a narrow faded gold border and on top of its upper left corner rests a gold leaf disk. Also, alternating between blue and red ink, appear two-line initials, surrounded by alternating red and blue curlicues, cusps, S-shaped patterns and bars."

  • Musical Notation

    None 

  • History

    Remarks

    Bought from Otto Ege. From the same volume as MS Medieval 0186

    Bibliography

    • Holland, Anne Marie, compiler. "MS Medieval 211". Long Descriptions Ms Medieval Manuscript Antiphonals, Missals and Graduals. Digitization and Cataloguing Project- Antiphonals, Missals and Gradual. (Updated December 6, 2018), 30.