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Collection of leaves from a gradual/antiphon Lehigh Codex 27
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Abstract

This manuscript is a fragment, consisting of five parchment leaves, possibly from the same manuscript. Four of the leaves are paired into bifolia (glued together at the center), the fifth leaf is a singleton. The lower sections of the folios are worn and curled, with some tearing; a tear on fol. 1 has been repaired with thread.

Physical Description

Support: Parchment; Extent: 477 x 698 mm ; Foliation: Foliation

Layout

Single column of five lines of text and five lines of musical notation; musical staves ruled in red ink; large red initials with black penwork; rubrication throughout

Script

Gothic--textualis quadrata

Decoration

Four large red initials with black penwork; two large black scrollwork initials

For a full list of Decorations in this manuscript please see the Content and Decorations section by clicking on the [i] button in the top left corner of the image viewer above.

Notes

Five unbound leaves with nonsequential foliation

Digital images are in foliation order: fol. 74 and fol. 79 are conjoined, fol. 76 and fol. 77 are conjoined

Marginal notes in pencil on fol. 76r

These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.

Keywords
16th century
Spain
Spanish
Musical notation
Gradual
Antiphonary
Lehigh University, Special Collections

Place of Origin

Spain

Date

16th century

Language

Latin

Provenance

Faded pencil name (Marianne F. ???) in upper right corner of first leaf. Penciled name "Dr. Bassler" at bottom of final leaf.

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Place of Origin

Spain

Date

16th century

Language

Latin

Provenance

Faded pencil name

Manuscript Overview

Abstract

This manuscript is a fragment, consisting of five parchment leaves, possibly from the same manuscript. Four of the leaves are paired into bifolia (glued together at the center), the fifth leaf is a singleton. The lower sections of the folios are worn and curled, with some tearing; a tear on fol. 1 has been repaired with thread.

Notes

Five unbound leaves with nonsequential foliation

Digital images are in foliation order: fol. 74 and fol. 79 are conjoined, fol. 76 and fol. 77 are conjoined

Marginal notes in pencil on fol. 76r

Script note

Gothic--textualis quadrata

Decoration Note

Four large red initials with black penwork; two large black scrollwork initials

For a full list of Decorations in this manuscript please see the Content and Decorations section by clicking on the [i] button in the top left corner of the image viewer above.

References
Binding Images

These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.

Keywords
16th century
Spain
Spanish
Musical notation
Gradual
Antiphonary
Lehigh University, Special Collections
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