Writing of the processional (ff. 1-18) end of 11th or beginning of 12th century. Produced for Santa Sofia de Bénévent, for the usage of the order of St Pierre de Bénévent (still used in the 13th century). The MS came to its present library between 1605 and 1709.
| Archive | Biblioteca capitolare di Benevento, Benevento, Italy (I-BV) |
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| Shelfmark | 37 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Parchment |
| Numbering System | None |
| Measurements | 260 x 160 mm |
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| Inventory | This MS has not yet been inventoried by DIAMM. If you would like to submit an inventory, please send it to diamm@music.ox.ac.uk |
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General Description
Binding
Parchment binding; in poor condition.
Notation
Beneventan notation with colours indicating pitches (yellow for 'do' and red for 'fa'). c and f clefs; (Normandy?) square notation for two voices
Ruling
staves of 3 lines in dry-point ruling; 8 staves per page
Surface
parchment
‡ denotes primary source study
Huglo, Dom Michel (editor). None. Répertoire international des sources musicales. Series BXIV. Pages: 2, 298-99.
Mocquerau, André. None. Paléographie musicale . Pages: XV, 53 no 14 and 91 no 13.
Mallet, J, and A Thibaut. 1997. Les manuscrits en écriture bénéventaine de la Bibliothèque capitulaire de Bénévent. Paris: Turnhout. Pages: 193-235.
Kelly, Thomas Forrest. 1989. The Beneventan Chant. Cambridge. Pages: 301.
Ziino, Agostino. 1975. Polifonia primitiva nella Biblioteca capitolare di Benevento. Analecta musicologica, 1-14.
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Michel Huglo
Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Binding Note; Notation Note; Ruling Note; Surface Note; DIAMM Note