Dominicus de Dominicis — 1461; Italian, Venice

Title

Dominicus de Dominicis — 1461; Italian, Venice

Shelfmark

MS. Canon. Liturg. 331

Associated place

Torcello

Altino

Place of origin

Italian, Venice

Date

1461

Language

Italian

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

paper

Physical extent

ii + 2 + 98 + 2 + ii fol.

Decoration

Miniature (drawing), fol. 46v.

Interlace initials, coloured initials (some interlace).

Diagrams.

Rubrics.

Musical notation

Square notation on 7 staves of 4 red lines.

Provenance

'Expletum fuit liber Iste. Im Millesimo quadringentesimo sexagesimo primo. Die vero vndecimo mensis Junij' (fol. 99): fols. 2–99 only.

The book seems to have been written for a confraternity at Altino, near Venice; the feasts of St. Liberalis (27 April), St. Heliodorus (3 July) and St. Theonistus etc. (22 November) are all in red. So is the feast of St. Fusca (13 Febr.) whose relics were at the nearby isle of Torcello. From the added dedication of St. Symeon's and the addition to the feast of St. Magnus in the kalendar (6 October), it may be concluded that the missal was later brought to Venice itself. (In the kalendar the dedication of St. Mark’s, Venice is original (8 Oct.); that of St. Symeon’s (16 July) is added.)

Wheel for the indictions 1468–1482, fol. 1v, and tables, fols. 2–2v, with the date 1478 over erasure.

'1419. Die .xxx. mazo nasse bortholomeo fio de philippo trivisan [of Venice]', fol. 99v

On fol.101 is an erasure, likewise on fol.iiiv, where the date '1465 a di 8 Mazo' remains; the years 1476 and 1493 are added on fol. 10v.

Title

A Roman Missal

Shelfmark

MS. Canon. Liturg. 331

Summary

A Roman Missal, preceded by a Venetian Calendar with tables (fol. 1). The Canon of the Mass is at fol. 47. At fol. 52 is 'Erudimenta clericorum siue instrucio de his que necessaria sunt fidelibus clericis ad sciendum, edita & compillata per dominum Dominicum de Dominicis Venetum ...', followed by:

Legenda of stt. James (Jacobus Intercisus: fol. 73v)

Juliana (fol. 75v)

Fusca (fol. 76)

Margaret (fol. 78v)

At fol. 84 are some Italian religious poems, begg.:

'Judicata serai poi a lo Inferno'

'Madre que festi colui ehe te feze'

'Cantano e cudano li angeli dilecti'

'Vergene sacra, de tuo padre sposa'

'Nelle tue braze'

'Vergene Maria'

'Acori dona e non tardare'

'A noma pelegrina'

'Quando te feze lambassata sacra'

'Cum desiderio eno çerchando'

'Amor tuto me accende'

In each case preceded by a shorter stanza, begg.:

F. 84. 'Anima clecha per la tua peccata,'

F. 86.'Nella depa stalla del dolze bambino,'

F.87v.'Maria vergene bella,'

F. 91. 'Dona de lo paradiso,'

F. 96. 'Per humilita che in te maria trouai,'

F. 98. 'Laudiamo lamar diuino.'

Musical notes occur on fols. 39-42.

Date

Written in 1461 at or near Venice

Language

Latin

Physical facet

On paper

Physical extent

103 Leaves

Custodial history

A 'benedictio nauis noue' is at fol. 50v, and a magic wheel at fol. 100. In the calendar at July 16 is 'Dedicacio ecclesie S. Simeonis.' On fol. 99 is 'Expletum fuit liber iste. Im Millesimo quadringentesimo sexagesimo primo. Die vero vndecimo Mensis Junij.'.