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Antiphonale (a.u. Eccl. Coloniensis?)

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Cluj-Napoca, Biblioteca Academiei Române, BMV R.12

César Quijano, DEEM-FIDEM, 2021 (Born Digital)

Remarks by the Editor

Description made during the Codicology I course of the Diplôme Européen d'Études Médiévales (DEEM), organised by the Fédération Internationale des Instituts d'Études Médiévales (FIDEM). Tutor: Adrian Papahagi.  

General Information

Title Antiphonale (a.u. Eccl. Coloniensis?)
Shelfmarks BMV R.12
Material Parchment
Place of Origin Germany
Date of Origin 1451-1500
Script, Hands

One hand, Northern textualis.

Original Condition

Page Height 485 – 500 mm
Page Width 340 – 350 mm
Height of Written Area 350 mm
Width of Written Area 240 mm
Number of Columns 1
Width of Columns 240 mm
Number of Lines 9
Line Height 18 – 20 mm
Ruling ink ruling
Collation

This is the centre of the original quire; thus, the text follows from the back cover (e.g. f. *4v?) to the spine and front cover (e.g. f. *5r?).

NB: *4-*5 refer to the possible position inside the quire.
More about the Condition

One can see the sewing stations. Only the right margin of the original bifolium is visible.

Current Condition

Dimensions 340 x 490 mm
More about the Current Condition

Relatively clean and perfectly legible wrapper, except for the exterior of the back cover.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Lombards (red/blue, 1-2 lines), highlighted initials (red, 1-3 lines), simple calligraphic initials (black ink, 2 lines), rubrics.
  • Musical Notation

    Gothic square musical notation, four red staves

    • Content

    • Content Item
      • Text Language Latin
      • Title Antiphonale
      • Content Description

        S. Ursulae, ad mat. (21. Oct)

        (back cover) Undenis milibus [in te Colon]ia Passis virginibus [pange precon]ia; Ps. Venite ex[ultemus]; Ymnus. [Nocte surgent]es virginum laudes cana[mus dulciter]. […]nos a lapsu criminum custo[...]. Que monite per somnium coloniam perueniunt [...]ter in qua dirum supplicium […]nunt. Tandem fugatis hosti[is] […]o sepulte sunt a ciuibus […]o gaudio. O beata colo[nia] […] gratias qui tua saluat me[...] [r]eliquias. Trinitati sit gloria […]ibus que nos ad celi gaudia; [An. Iu]ste colit colonia festum (spine & front cover) sanctarum virginum que sibi pro custodia donate sunt per dominum; Ps. Beatus uir. Evovae; An. Christo canamus gloriam pro sanctis virginibus transmissis in coloniam sub undenis milibus; Ps. Nostre terre. Evovae; An. Iste cetus inclitus virginali gloria collectus est celitus per undena milia; Ps. In Domino confido. evovae; V. Letamini in domino et ex[sultate iusti]; Re. Stirpe clara refulgens vrsula uultu//
      • Back_cover

    History

    Origin

    Cologne?, Germany
    Persons and Institutions The book belonged to the Reformed College of Cluj (stamp on frontispiece of host volume, 1871).

    Host Volume

    Title Antonio Bonfini, Rerum Hungaricarum Decades Quatuor...; Decretorum seu articulorum aliquot priscorum Ungarie Regum ad contextum Bonfinii illustrandum.
    Date of Origin/Publication 1581
    Shelfmark BMV R. 12
    Remarks

    On spine, "Bonfini Historia Hungariae" (s. XVI-XVII).
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