Gradual; Austria (probably Innichen), 12th century, last quarter
MS. Canon. Liturg. 341
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Gradual; Austria (probably Innichen), 12th century, last quarter
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 341
Place of origin
Austria, probably Innichen, collegiate church
Date
12th century, last quarter
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
iii + 62 + iii fol.
Decoration
Good initial. (Pächt and Alexander i. 75)
Elsewhere coloured red initials; initials and rubrication lacking after fol. 60r line 6.
Musical notation
'Rhythmical south German neums with a tendency to diastematism' (Flotzinger, p. 73)
Binding
18th century, Italian, a standard Canonici style: brown leather over wooden boards, blind tooling around the cover edges. Rust stains from an earlier binding on fol. 1r.
Acquisition
Purchased by the Bodleian in 1817
Provenance
For date, see Flotzinger and the CANTUS record. Written for, and probably at, the collegiate church of Innichen, as indicated by the trope for St. Candidus on fol. 60r, the patron of Innichen, with the text 'Hodie revolvat anima' referring to the dedication of the church.
Innichen, collegiate church
Throughout the volume are added 12th and 13th century Christian names (see fols. 61, 62v). Many are transcribed by Flotzinger, pp. 74–5, 77–8
Matteo Luigi Canonici, 1727–1805: uncertain when acquired, not from Trevisan / Soranzo.
Giuseppe Canonici , -1807
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Title
A Roman Gradual, with musical notes
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 341
Summary
A Roman Gradual, with musical notes: followed by Sequences, kyries, etc. (fol. 41). Mr. Frere thinks that the entries relating to st. Candidus on fols. 59, 60 may indicate a connexion with Innich in the Tyrol.
Date
Written in the 12th century, probably in Italy
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment
Physical extent
65 Leaves
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Collection contents
Canonici Liturgical
A Roman Gradual, with musical notes
