Gradual consisting of 40 folios. An old front flyleaf and 3 other pieces of parchment are stuck to the front and back covers respectively. The writing is sometimes in 2 columns and sometimes straight across the page. There are many sequences in the first part of the MS, while the polyphonic mass ordinary is followed by the plainsong mass ordinary on f. 34-39v. Items 5 and 7 are independent polyphonic mass movements. The polyphony is written in 2 columns for the upper voices of Sanctus and Ite, but otherwise straight across the page. The notation is of Ars Nova type. Except in the Ite, every section of the polyphonic mass labels the voices Triplum, Motetus and Tenor.

original wooden boards bound round the spine with skin. 2 clasps are missing. The front cover is split in half but held together with wire

Varied. Generally of square Gregorian type, and much of the monody as well as the polyphony is also measured. For instance, Mittit ad virginem on f. 16-17 is in longs and breves, while the Patrem on f. 37v-38v uses breves and semibreves (Gregorian Credo 1). There are square black breves and ligatures on f. 1-2, neat Gothic neumes on f. 2v-3, Metz-type neumes on f. 3v, and Gothic neumes are used again for the Alleluyas from f. 39v-40. There are plenty of accidentals (the sharps enclosing two dots) and many dots of division (in spite of the use of minims). The penultimate T note of the Gloria is a very long one, and looks like a long and 2 maximae joined together

generally dated c. 1330

11 four-line staves in red and brown; 11 five-line staves in brown

28-33v

foliation of 19th century pencil at t.r.r., though the polyphonic mass has a separate copying ink pagination 1-12

Initials are in red, blue or both

parchment

RISM B/IV 2: A 14th century parchment Gradual meas. 354 x 232 mm. and consisting of 40 folios. An old front flyleaf and 3 other pieces of parchment are stuck to the front and back covers respectively. The foliation of 19th century pencil is at t.r.r., though the polyphonic mass has a separate copying ink pagination 1-12. The binding comprises the original wooden boards bound round the spine with skin. 2 clasps are missing. The front cover is split in half but held together with wire. The notation is varied. Generally of square Gregorian type, much of the monody as well as the polyphony is also measured. For instance, Mittit ad virginem on f. 16-17 is in longs and breves, while the Patrem on f. 37v-38v uses breves and semibreves (Gregorian Credo 1!). The writing is sometimes in 2 columns and sometimes straight across the page, while initials are in red, blue or both. Fol. 1-3v are rather varied, four brown four-line staves are employed first with square black breves and ligatures on f. 1-2 and neat Gothic neumes on f. 2v-3, while finally f. 3v has Metz-type neumes on red four-line staves. Gothic neumes are used again for the Alleluyas from f. 39v-40. There are many sequences in the first part of the ms, while the polyphonic mass ordinary is followed by the plainsong mass ordinary on f. 34-39v. Items 5 and 7 are independent polyphonic mass movements. The polyphony is written in 2 columns for the upper voices of Sanctus and Ite, but otherwise straight across the page. The notation is of Ars Nova type, generally dated c. 1330. There are 11 brown five-line staves per page, as against the 11 red four-line staves of the ms corpus. Except in the Ite, every section of the polyphonic mass labels the voices Triplum, Motetus and Tenor. There are plenty of accidentals (the sharps enclosing two dots) and many dots of division (in spite of the use of minims). The penultimate T note of the Gloria is a very long one, and looks like a long and 2 maximae joined together

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