Missal, Use of Rome — 14th century, middle; Italian, Florence
MS. Canon. Liturg. 382
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Description
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Title
Missal, Use of Rome — 14th century, middle; Italian, Florence
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 382
Associated place
Italian
Venice
Place of origin
Italian, Florence
Date
14th century, middle
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
i + 280 + i fol.
Decoration
Fine miniatures (fols. 9, 17v, 23, 137, 148, 213, 217v, 222); a full-page crucifixion on a gold ground and within borders (fol. 132v).
Fine historiated borders.
Fine historiated initials.
Fine penwork initials.
Musical notation
Square notation on 8 long staves of 4 red lines.
Binding
A composite binding of older boards, reused:
Medieval or later, Italian: wood boards, with two broad slots for missing clasp-straps at upper board’s fore-edge; edges gilt, gauffered, before the resewing.
(rebinding) 18th century, Italian, Venice, Canonici era: boards reused; red leather obscuring the slots, decorated with a thin gilt roll round the edges, otherwise plain; spine with gilt lines and a gilt green-leather label; no clasps in this configuration; marbled paste-downs. 357–360 257–259 c. 85–90 (book closed).
Acquisition
Purchased by the Bodleian in 1817.
Provenance
Benedictine abbey of S. Felicita, Florence: translation of S. Felicita added in red to calendar (25 September). In the sanctorale her mass is embellished with borders, etc.
Matteo Luigi Canonici.
Giuseppe Canonici.
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Title
'...Ordo Missalis secundum consuetudinem Romane curie'
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 382
Summary
'...Ordo Missalis secundum consuetudinem Romane curie', preceded by a calendar. The Ordinary of the Mass is on fol. 117, the Canon (with large miniature) on fol. 133. There are musical notes: a leaf or two is wanting at the end. Dean Burgon believed the illuminations to be Siena work. In the calendar the 'Translatio sancte Felicitatis' is in red on Sept. 25, added slightly later.
Date
Written in the first half of the 15th century in Italy
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, in double columns, with some good miniatures, borders, etc.
Physical extent
281 Leaves
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Collection contents
Canonici Liturgical
'...Ordo Missalis secundum consuetudinem Romane curie'
