Noted breviary

Responsories and readings for the 4th Sunday after Easter

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Brussel/Bruxelles, Bibliotheek Koninklijke Conservatoria Brussel/Bibliothèque des Conservatoires royaux de Bruxelles, P-2-01880

General Information

Title Noted breviary
Shelfmarks Brussel/Bruxelles, Bibliotheek Koninklijke Conservatoria Brussel/Bibliothèque des Conservatoires royaux de Bruxelles, P-2-01880
Material Parchment
Date of Origin second half 13th century
Script, Hands

Northern gothica textualis formata, in two different sizes (chants written in a smaller size compared to main text).

Original Condition

Page Height 346 mm
Page Width 251 mm
Height of Written Area 229 mm
Width of Written Area 158 mm
Number of Columns 2
Width of Columns 68 – 70 mm
Number of Lines 25
Line Height 9 mm
Ruling Full lead-point ruling
More about the Condition

Prickings visible in inner and outer margin.

Current Condition

Extent 1 leaf
Dimensions 346 x 251 mm

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Pen-flourished initials with marginal extensions, alternately in red and blue ink (fol. [1]r). Red rubrication, red colour stroking.

  • Musical Notation

    Neumes in Lorraine notation.

  • Content

    • Content Item
      • Persons Gregorius I (author)
      • Text Language Latin
      • Title Noted breviary
      • Content Description

        Responsories and readings for the 4th Sunday after Easter.

        • Chant 'Super flumina Babylonis illic sedimus'.
        • Reading from Gregorius I, Homiliae in Evangelia (Homilia XIX, 'Habita ad populum in basilica beati Laurentii martyris , Dominica in Septuagesima').
        • Responsory 'Deus canticum novum cantabo' (CantusID 006419).
          • Responsory verse 'Qui das salutem regibus' (CantusID 006419a).
        • Continuation of reading from Gregorius I, Homiliae in Evangelia (Homilia XIX, 'Habita ad populum in basilica beati Laurentii martyris , Dominica in Septuagesima').
        • Responsory 'Alleluia audivimus ea in Ephrata' (CantusID 006069).
          • Responsory verse 'Et requiem temporibus meis' (CantusID 006069b).
        • Alleluia chants for Lauds.

    History

    Provenance

    Fragment entered the library collection of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels in 2021.