Manuscript on parchment of gospel and liturgical texts with musical notation for the Vigil of Christmas and the Holy Week. Includes a variety of feriae
Alternative Title:
Passiones Christi
Description:
In Latin., Script copied by two hands in a rather angular southern gothica textualis formata (rotunda)., Decoration: headings in red; yellow heightening of majuscules and cadel; numerous elaborately decorated cadels; neumatic chant notation on four-line staff., and Neumatic chant notation on four-line staff.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Gregorian chants, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Ms., in red and black., On last leaf: Istud Graduale est monachorum congregationis Sancte Iustine ordinis Sancti Benedicti de obseruantia deputatum monasterio Sancti Petri de Sauiliano., Gradual for the use of the monks of the Congregation of St. Justina, of the Order of St. Benedict, at the monastery of St. Peter of Saviliano., Contains 12 illuminated historiated initial miniatures, 3 additional miniatures, and 833 large and small ornamental initials and marginal decorations., and From the Belle Skinner Collection.
Subject (Geographic):
Italy and Savigliano.
Subject (Name):
San Pietro (Monastery : Savigliano, Italy), Benedictines, and Skinner, Belle
Subject (Topic):
Graduals (Chants), Gregorian chants, and Provenance
