Leaf from a Gradual
F-w00b
Montreal, McGill Library Rare Books and Special Collections, MS Medieval 81
Anna de Bakker, DACT, 2025 (Born Digital)
General Information
Title Leaf from a Gradual
Material Parchment
Place of Origin Italian, Dominican
Script, Hands
Italian Southern Textualis
Original Condition
Page Height at least 580 mm
Page Width at least 390 mm
Number of Columns 1
Numbering
6 folios: XII, XXVIII, XXXI, CV, CCXVIIII, CCXXIII.
Current Condition
Dimensions 580 x 390 mm
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
Chants open with a square, reaching halfway into the staff (two text lines?) containing a colourful intial with floral motifs in blue/pink/green, and gold leaf.
Red four-line staff, five per page, square notation. Lozenge-shaped custos with trailing upper line. Many b-flats, which are made with two narrow strokes.
History
Origin
Aspects of the chants and rubrics suggest Dominican origins.