A-VOR MS 22

Bibliothek des Augustiner - Chorherrenstifts, Vorau, Austria

chant book with added polyphony on the flyleaves: 15th century

Archive Bibliothek des Augustiner - Chorherrenstifts, Vorau, Austria (A-VOR)
Shelfmark MS 22
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Surface Mixed Paper and Parchment
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 276 x 180 mm
Other Identifiers
  • RISM: A-V22
  • RISM: Vor
Notations
  • Gothic chant
Provenance
  • Austria
Contents 1 pieces from 1 composers
General Description

A gradual for the Salzburg rite (f. l-63v) and antiphonary (No. 64-121). The polyphony is only on the endpaper (i.e. the very last paper leaf). The present recto page may originally have been the verso.

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Binding

wood boards covered with white leather; 15th century, from Graz or its environs. Library stamp CCXXXVIII; 18th Century (?)

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Notation

Gothic chant notation with black upper voice, red lower voice

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Date

may have been copied earlier.

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Ruling

8 four-line systems (polyphony); varying number of red four-line systems (corpus)

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Foliation

Modern foliation of f. 1-121; original foliation of f. XIII CLVIII (several pages missing).

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Surface

121 parchment + 1 paper + 1 paper

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RISM Description

RISM BIV/3: 15. Jh.; 121 Blätter Pergament + je 1 Vorsatz- und Nachstoßblatt Papier, 276 x 180 mm. Moderne Foliierung von f. 1-121; originale Foliierung von f. XIII-CLVIII (mehrere Blätter fehlen). Je Seite wechselnde Zahl von roten Vierliniensystemen mit gotischer Choralnotation - Einband: 15. Jh., aus Graz oder Vorau; mit weißem Leder überzogene Holzdeckel; Bibl.-Signatur des 18. Jh. (?): CCXXXVIII.

Diese Handschrift ist ein Graduale Salisburgense (f. l-63v) und Antiphonar (f. 64-121) des 15. Jh. Sie wurde wahrscheinlich in Vorau geschrieben. Das Nachstoßblatt, das allein Mehrstimmiges enthält, zeigt 8 Vierliniensysteme mit gotischer Choralnotation, Oberstimme schwarz, Unterstimme rot. Die jetzige Recto-Seite dürfte ursprünglich Verso-Seite gewesen sein.

[Translation] 15th century, parchment, 121 leaves + 1 paper flyleaf and endpaper, 276 x 180 mm. Modern foliation of f. 1-121; original foliation of f. XIII CLVIII (several pages missing). Each side has a varying number of red four-line systems with gothic chant notation. Binding: 15th century, from Graz or thereabouts, wood boards covered with white leather, library stamp of the 18th Century (?): CCXXXVIII.

This manuscript is a Salzburg gradual (f. l-63v) and antiphonary (No. 64-121) of the 15th century, but may have been copied earlier. The polyphony is only on the endpaper, and uses 8 four-line systems in gothic chant notation, upper part black, lower part red. The present recto page may originally have been the verso.

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
endpaper Sanctus - Anonymous

Sanctus

Anonymous
Appears on: endpaper
Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Clef: c4
Voice Text: Sancuts
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Clef: c4
Voice Text: Sancuts
Layout

score
Composer Compositions
Anonymous
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
Sanctus Anonymous endpaper

‡ denotes primary source study

Geering, Arnold. 1952. Die Organa und mehrstimmigen Conductus in den Handschriften des deutschen Sprachgebietes vom 13. bis 16. Jahrhundert.  Bern. Pages: 20, Nr. 65.

Federhofer, Hellmut. 1950. Ein Beispiel spätmittelalterlicher Organumpraxis in Vorau, Cod. 22. Aus Archiv und Chronik, . Pages: 57 (dipi. U. des Anfanges).

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Reinhard Strohm

Thursday, 5 November, 2020

Description of the main codex amended: "Graduale Salisburgense" = Salzburg gradual (belonging to the rite of the Archdiocese of Salzburg) not Sarum gradual.

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Monday, 23 January, 2017

NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. RISM Description