GB-Lbl Royal 2 D. xxii

British Library, London, England

Codex (complete), miscellany, with added polyphony: 13th century

Archive British Library, London, England (GB-Lbl)
Shelfmark Royal 2 D. xxii
Surface Other
Format portrait
Measurements 230 x 150 mm
Other Identifiers
  • RISM: Lo XXII
Notations
  • square
External Links
Provenance
  • England
Contents Contains 1 composition, 1 is anonymous.
General Description

Contains the Latin version by Rufinus of Origen's Homilies on Leviticus. The voice-exchange hymn 'Nunc sancte nobis spiritus' appears at the end in a 13th century hand on f. 109 as a monody.

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Binding

parchment over boards, modern. The title on the spine is gilt on a red background.

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Notation

slender English neumes tending toward square notation

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Ruling

10 brown 4-line staves, of which the top one is cut away.

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Foliation

109

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Surface

Parchment; the 3 blank unnumbered folios each end are paper

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RISM Description

RISM B/IV 1: A 12th century parchment manuscript meas. 230 x 150 mm. and containing ii +110 folios. In addition, there are 3 blank unnumbered paper folios each end. The binding of parchment over boards is modern: the title on the spine is gilt on a red background. The contents are the Latin version by Rufinus of Origen's Homilies on Leviticus. The voice-exchange hymn "Nunc sancte nobis spiritus" appears at the end in a 13th century hand on f. 109 as a monody. The incipit is in slender English neumes tending toward square notation on 10 brown 4-line staves, of which the top one is cut away.

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denotes primary source study

Handschin, Jacques. 1935. Noch eine stimmtauschma'fiige Hymnenkomposition. Acta Musicologica, 7: . Pages: 70f.

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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; Foliation Note; Surface Note

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Monday, 23 January, 2017

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