Missal, Use of Sarum — 15th century, beginning; English
MS. Barlow 5
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Missal, Use of Sarum — 15th century, beginning; English
Shelfmark
MS. Barlow 5
Date
15th century, beginning
Language
Middle English (1100-1500)
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
ii + 6 + 273 (274) + i + i fol.
Hands
Written by Alexander de Pulesdon (fols. 177, 270v)
Decoration
Good borders.
Good initials.
Marginal drawings for catchwords. ()
Musical notation
Square notation on 13 (canon 9) staves of 4 red lines
Binding
Brown leather, 17th-cent. English work.
Acquisition
Bequeathed by Barlow to the Bodleian.
Provenance
Liturgical evidence for origin in the diocese of Worcester: calendar, masses 'in depositione s. Oswaldi episc. et conf. in episcopatu Wygorniensis' (fol. 188va), 'S. Kyneburge Virginis non Sarum' (fol. 198), 'in translatione S. Oswaldi festum festive celebratur in ecclesia et in episcopatu Wy.'.
John Hall, 1633–1710.
Given by him when master of Pembroke College (from 1664) to Thomas Barlow, 1607–91 (fol. i).
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Title
Missal according to the use of Salisbury
Shelfmark
MS. Barlow 5
Summary
Missal according to the use of Salisbury, probably from the diocese of Worcester, comprising:
A Calendar with Oswald and Wulfstan in red (fol. 1)
Holy Water service, followed by bidding prayer in English, hence printed in the York Missal (Surtees Soc., vol. 63), p. 220 (fol. 1)
The Temporale (fol. 4)
Ordinary and Canon of the Mass (fol. 108v)
Services for Eastertide (fol. 126v)
The Sanctorale (fol. 177v)
The Commune sanctorum and Votive Masses with marriage service (fol. 229), followed by later additions for stt. David, Chad, Winifred, the Holy Name, and the Five Wounds (fol. 271)
At fol. 270v is the colophon 'explicit hic totum per Alexandrum de Puledone. Amen'.
Date
Written in the 15th century in England by Alexander de Puledon
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, in double columns. Illuminated capitals, borders, etc.; binding, brown leather, 17th-cent. English work
Physical extent
275 Leaves
Custodial history
On fol. i is 'Liber Thomae Barlow è Coll. Reg. Oxon., ex dono viri optimi et doctissimi, D.D. [Johannis] Hall Coll. Pembrochiani magistri', with a further note by Barlow to show that the MS. was written after 1172(!).
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Collection contents
Missal according to the use of Salisbury
