Gradual
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Antwerpen, Rijksarchief te Antwerpen, Verzameling Losse Aanwinsten, nr. 2.6
Laurent Breeus-Loos, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2021 (Born Digital)
General Information
Title Gradual, with noted music
Shelfmarks Antwerp, Rijksarchief te Antwerpen, Verzameling Losse Aanwinsten, nr. 2.6
Material Parchment
Date of Origin s. XV
Script, Hands
- Northern littera textualis formata (s. XV)
- Later additions on fol. 2v (possibly s. XVII)
General Remarks
Possibly, Antwerp, Rijksarchief te Antwerpen, Verzameling Losse Aanwinsten, nr. 2.5-2.6 are remnants of the same manuscript.
Original Condition
Page Height 312 mm
Page Width 225 mm
Height of Written Area 253 mm
Width of Written Area 170 – 180 mm
Number of Columns 1
Ruling Lead-point ruling for text (no longer visible); blind-point ruling for staves
Numbering
Medieval foliation on the recto side
More about the Condition
Presumably, the original page height and width are more or less intact on fol. [2] (ca. 312 x 225 mm), although its possible that the margins are slightly trimmed.
Current Condition
Extent 1 bifolium (fol. [1] trimmed)
Dimensions 303-312 x 205-225 mm (fol. [2])
More about the Current Condition
The leaves have darkened and at some places the text and music notes are heavily faded. Especially fol. [2]v is subject to severe wear.
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
Plain initials (red, blue), versals (red, blue), cadels (mostly colour-stroked), colour stroking (red)
- Hufnagel notation, 12 staves of four lines (lowest line in red ink, the others in brownish ink)
- Later addition of staff notation on fol. 2v (possibly s. XVII)
Content
- Content Item
- Text Language Latin
- Title Gradual
Host Volume
Remarks
Host volume unknown. The bifolium presumably functioned as a cover.