Breviary-Missal — 12th century; Italian, Ravenna
MS. Canon. Liturg. 321
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Description
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Title
Breviary-Missal — 12th century; Italian, Ravenna
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 321
Place of origin
Italian, Ravenna
Date
12th century
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
iiii + 129 (128) + ii fol.
Decoration
At the beginning of the preface (fol. 38v) and the canon (fol. 39) initials in black and red outline, coloured with red and yellow.
Musical notation
Italian notation on 3 or 4 lines; 2 or 3 dry point, one red (F) and sometimes one yellow (C); up to fol.47v the notation resembles the North Italian system, from fol.60 onwards the Beneventan.
Provenance
The litanies are clearly from Ravenna, while the doubling of St. Peter (fol. 9r) perhaps suggests the church of San Pietro in Vincoli.
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Title
Miscellaneous offices of a church in Ravenna
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 321
Summary
Miscellaneous offices of a church in Ravenna, consisting of:
1. Manual Offices:
Baptismal office (fol. 3: imperf.)
Office 'ad reconciliandum penitentiam' (fol. 11)
'Ordo ... ad uisitandum infirmum' (fol. 13v)
Office for the Dead (fol. 21)
2. A Missal, with musical notes:
The Ordinary (fol. 35v: the Canon is at fol. 39)
Votive masses, etc. (fol. 48)
Propria de Tempore and Sanctorum in one series (fol. 59)
Commune Sanctorum, etc. (fol. 75)
3. Breviary offices: lections, hymns, etc., in the Breviary offices of the Commune Sanctorum, etc. (fol. 94v: the musical part all together at fol. 110)
The prominence of St. Apollinaris and the mention of St. Barbatianus (fol. 17v) connect the book with Ravenna. A description stated to be by the abbot Canonici is on fols. 1-2. A leaf is lost after fol. 10.
Date
Written in the 12th century at Ravenna
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, imperfect
Physical extent
132 Leaves
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Collection contents
Canonici Liturgical
Miscellaneous offices of a church in Ravenna
