Lectionary fragment with neumatic notation
Abstract
Manuscript waste fragments on vellum recovered from a binding and reassembled to form a complete leaf. This page was likely created in the area of today's Switzerland around the year 1150.
Decoration: Versal initials in red and blue with scalloping penwork; some rubrication.
In Early Gothic Miniscule text.
Main material consists of portions of the Mass for Friday after Ash Wednesday, including the Collect, a scriptural passage from Matthew 5:43-6:6, the Secret, Postcommunion, final oration, one incomplete chant for the Introit, and 3 complete chants for the Gradual, Offertory, and Communion. All chants in square neumatic notation. For the Saturday after Ash Wednesday service, the material consists of the oration and a scriptural passage from Mark 6:47-51. Also present are handwritten annotations, partially cut off.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1150
Conditions Governing Access
This collection may be viewed only in the Music Special Collections room of the Wilson Music Library in the Jean and Alexander Heard Library. Collections should be requested 2-3 days prior to visiting in order to facilitate easier access. For questions or to request a collection, contact holling.smith-borne@vanderbilt.edu.
Full Extent
1 Leaves ; 38 x 26 cm
Language of Materials
Latin
Physical Location
Anne Potter Wilson Music Library
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Lectionary fragment with neumatic notation
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Jake Schaub
- Date
- 2024-09-04
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Anne Potter Wilson Music Library Repository
2400 Blakemore Ave.
Nashville TN 37212
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