Missal, Use of Sarum — 15th century, middle; English
MS. Barlow 1
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Missal, Use of Sarum — 15th century, middle; English
Shelfmark
MS. Barlow 1
Associated place
Tredington
Date
15th century, middle
Language
Middle English (1100-1500)
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
ii + 9 fol. + 436 pages + 1 + ii fol.
Decoration
Penwork.
Musical notation
Square notation on 12 staves of 4 red lines.
Binding
Stamped brown leather, about 1680, rebacked.
Acquisition
Bequeathed by Barlow to the Bodleian.
Provenance
Gawsworth, Cheshire, parish church of St James (?): late 15th and 16th cent. obits of members of the Fyton family of Gawsworth and of the rector George Baguley (1470–97).
William Durham (1610/11–1684), rector of Tredington, Worcestershire.
Given by him to Thomas Barlow (1607–1691) in 1659: 'Tho: Barlow 1659, ex dono reuerendi viri domini Guil: Durham rectoris ecclesiae de Tredenton in com. Wigorniae'.
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Title
Missal according to the use of Salisbury
Shelfmark
MS. Barlow 1
Summary
Missal according to the use of Salisbury, probably from some church of st. Helen (mentioned as 'festum principale', p. xviii), in a parish where the Fitton family were prominent, of which George Baguley was rector at his death in 1497 (p. xiv), and therefore likely to be in Cheshire. The contents are:
P. viiiv. late additions for the Transfiguration and st. Osmund
P. xi. Calendar containing the late obits of Robert Fiton senior, esq., 1501 (p. xi), Thomas Fyton, kt., 1494 (p. xiv), Robert Fyton son of Edward Fyton, esq., 1495 (p. xv), and Nicholas Fyton son of Thomas Fyton, kt., 1545
P. 1. Holy Water service with music
P. 3. the Temporale
P. 171. the Ordinary and Canon of the Mass
P. 195. services for Eastertide followed by (p. 209) the Sanctorale and (p. 355) Commune sanctorum and Manual Offices
P. 433. later additions for stt. Anthony, David, Chad, Osmund, and the Five Wounds
Date
Written in the 15th century in England
Language
English
Multiple languages
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, in double columns. Illuminated; binding, stamped brown leather, about 1680, rebacked
Physical extent
442 pages
Custodial history
This item was Misprinted as 6374 in the Old Catalogue.
An original document, being letters patent of confraternity of the master of the hospital of Burton St. Lazar, in favour of the parishioners of Tredington in Worcestershire, has been inserted as pp. v-vi. 'Tho: Barlow 1659, ex dono reuerendi viri domini Guil: Durham rectoris ecclesiae de Tredenton in com. Wigomiae.'
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Collection contents
Missal according to the use of Salisbury
