[Chant book]

Name:

Catholic Church

Date:

1400

Description:

Plainsong chants in Gregorian notation with other liturgical texts.

Language:

Latin

Subject:

Catholic Church -- Liturgy -- Texts; Catholic Church; Liturgics; Gregorian chants -- Manuscripts; Gregorian chants

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Codices; Gregorian chants; Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, Medieval; Manuscripts, Renaissance; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

64 leaves : parchment; 168 x 108 mm bound to 184 x 125 mm

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Table of contents: 1. f.1r: Palm Sunday procession. -- 2. f.9v: Maundy Thursday chants. -- 3. f.28r: Good Friday chants. -- 4. f.32r: Regina coeli antiphon. -- 5. f.33r: Ascension chants. -- 6. f.36v: Marian antiphons. -- 7. f.45r: Chants for the Dead. -- 8. f.49r: Psalms for the Dead.; Foliation: Parchment; 64; [1-64]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.; Layout: Music is square notation on a five line staff, (f. 1-59r); square notation on a four line staff in two additional hands, (f. 60v-64v).; Script: Written in a formal Gothic book script by several hands.; Decoration: Red used for initials, capital strokes, and staff.; Binding: Contemporary leather over wooden boards, clasp intact; leather flaking away, particularly along spine.; Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 758