Gradual

Chants for Mass

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Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 328

Remarks by the Editor

Additional remarks by Roos in't Velt, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023.

General Information

Title Gradual
Shelfmarks Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 328
Material Parchment
Date of Origin second half 14th century
Script, Hands

Northern gothica textualis formata with elongated features.

General Remarks

Fol. [1]r was completely executed. Fol. [1]v was ruled, but writing nor decoration were never executed.

Original Condition

Page Height at least 155 mm
Page Width at least 93 mm
Height of Written Area at least 141 mm
Number of Lines at least 8
Line Height 19 – 20 mm
Ruling Lead-point ruling
More about the Condition

The original width is estimated with the procedure of J.P. Gumbert’s statistical research on page dimensions of manuscripts. He has shown that the ratio of height to width generally lies between 0.60 and 0.80. The estimated minimum width is 93 mm

Current Condition

Extent 1 strip
Dimensions 155 x 42 mm

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Red rubrics, staves in red ink.

  • Musical Notation

    Square musical notation on four lines.

  • Content

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

        Chants for Mass ('Gloria patri et filio et spiritui sancto sicut erat in principio et nunc et semper et in saecula saeculorum'; followed by 'Domini est terra et plenitudo ejus orbis terrarum et universi qui habitant in eo').

      • fol. [1]r