Graduale

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Montreal, McGill Library Rare Books and Special Collections, MS Medieval 231

General Information

Title Graduale
Shelfmarks MS Medieval 0231
Material Parchment
Script, Hands

Textualis praescissa in brown ink with rubrics 

Original Condition

Page Height at least 520 mm
Page Width at least 340 mm
Number of Columns 1
Number of Lines at least 7
Numbering

Original foliation in red ink in the upper right corner of the recto. First leaf is ci and the second is cxiiii

Current Condition

Extent 2 non-sequential leaves
Dimensions 520 x 340 mm

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

From McGill's Description: " folio ci, recto: sung text begins with a large initial (S, of Spiritus) drawn with red and blue inks surrounded by symmetrically placed decorative elements in red and grey, filled in with penwork acanthus leaves, and double-framed with red and grey ink borders ; on verso: one large interlaced initial (E, of Exurgat) in dark-brown ink ; one large (A, of Alleluia) in blue ink surrounded by penwork in red -- folio cxiiii, recto: Corporis Christi Introitus text begins with a large initial (C, of Cibavit) drawn with red and blue inks surrounded by decorative penwork in red, filled in with a botanical motif, and double-framed with red and grey ink borders ; on verso: one large interlaced initial (E, of Exsultate) in dark-brown ink."

  • Musical Notation

    Square notation in brown ink on a five-line red staff. 

  • Bibliography

    • Holland, Anne Marie, compiler. "MS Medieval 231." Long Descriptions Ms Medieval Manuscript Antiphonals, Missals and Graduals. Digitization and Cataloguing Project- Antiphonals, Missals and Gradual. Updated December 6, 2018, 37-38.