A Sarum Noted Missal with readings and consecrations for celebrant and assistants, but also the choir chants. Some later additions on f. 226 and 227. The 7 two-part motets all appear in Mo, but the unique three-part work may well be English, to judge from the liturgical texts.

rather worn 17th or 18th century binding of grey velvet over pulp boards, with the words "Breviarium Benedictinum" on the back

English plainsong, with single notes written as longs or rhombs. Longs and breves are clearly differentiated, c.o.p. ligatures are frequent and the English form of the conjuncture occurs

14 red four-line staves per page/8 red five-line staves per page (polyphony)

290v-291v, 316-317

On f. 152v is the head of Christ, drawn with a pen. From f. 147 to 152 there are 27 small initials with miniatures on gold background; there are also large painted initials painted. Other initials blue or red. Red headings. Initials are missing for the polyphony, except in the shape of the minute guide-letter.

Parchment

This is a Sarum Noted Missal rather than a Missal - it has readings and consecrations for celebrant and assistants, but also the choir chants.

Gallica online description, 18/09/2012

Full bibliographic record

Title : Missale (Cantorbery ? Salisbury ?) [Missel à l'usage d'une église d'Angleterre. — Musique notée]

Date of publication : 1301-1400

Type : manuscrit

Language : Latin

Format : Parchemin. - 317 feuillets, plus les feuillets A-C. - 185 × 130 mm. - Écriture du XIVe siècle, sur 2 colonnes. Quelques parties du manuscrit ont été ajoutées postérieurement. Une partie du folio 226 et le folio 227 sont d'une écriture du XVIe siècle. - Folio 152 vo, grande tête de Christ dessinée à la plume. — 27 petites initiales à miniatures sur fond d'or, aux folio 147 à 152. Grandes initiales peintes. Autres initiales bleues ou rouges. Rubriques rouges. - Musique notée (cf. M. Bernard). - Reliure en velours gris. — Au dos, ce titre : « Breviarium Benedictinum »

Copyright : domaine public

Identifier : ark:/12148/btv1b550057271

Source : Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, Ms-135

Description : Contient : Calendrier ; Commun du temps ; Propre des saints ; Fragment : « Vinee et germinassent mala punica... » Musique notée. XVe siècle, à longues lignes ; Fragments de bréviaire, sur 2 colonnes ; Prières à dire, lorsque le prêtre met chaque ornement : l'amict, l'aube, l'étole, etc

Description : De la bibliothèque de M. de Paulmy « no 329 B ». — Au fol. B vo, cette cote : no 76. — Au bas du fol. 1, cette signature : « Juteau, notaire royal. 1584. » — Ce manuscrit, qui avait été exécuté en Angleterre, a dû passer en France, en Poitou, pendant la guerre de Cent ans. Les saints ajoutés, Ste Pecinne et S. Maixent, sont spéciaux à cette province.

RISM B/IV 1: A 13th century Sarum Missal meas. 182 x 130 mm. and containing 321 folios. This total includes f. A-C at the front and f. 160 bis at the end. This parchment ms possesses in addition 1 unnumbered paper flyleaf at each end belonging to the rather worn 17th or 18th century binding of grey velvet over pulp boards. The codex probably arrived in France during the 100 years war, and in Poitou, to judge by the added saints peculiar to this province. There is no old foliation, only modern ink t.r.r., probably dating from the 19th century. The Gothic script employs blue-red and red-blue initials; occasionally some initials have miniatures on a gold background. The plainsong notation is typically English with single notes written as longs or rhombs. There are 14 red four-line staves per page. The polyphony is in larger notes with only 8 red five-line staves per page. Each part is written straight across the page. This notation seems to date from the early 14th century: longs and breves are clearly differentiated, c.o.p. ligatures are frequent and the English form of the conjuncture occurs. Initials are missing for the polyphony, except in the shape of the minute guide-letter. The 7 two-part motets all appear in Mo, but the unique three-part work may well be English, to judge from the liturgical texts.

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