Missal, Use of Whitby Abbey, Yorks. — 14th century, end; English, Whitby Abbey, Yorks(?)
MS. Rawl. liturg. b. 1
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Missal, Use of Whitby Abbey, Yorks. — 14th century, end; English, Whitby Abbey, Yorks(?)
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. liturg. b. 1
Place of origin
English, Whitby Abbey, Yorks(?)
Date
14th century, end
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
1 + 1 + 281 + 1 + i fol., 2 leaves wanting after fol. 127.
Decoration
Fine borders, initials. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 724, pl. LXXII)
Initials on gold background and borders, made of gold, blue and pink bars, decorated with interlace, sprays of foliage and flowers, masks, grotesques and gold disks on fols. 12r, 19v, 101r, 114v, 121v, 128r, 130v, 131r, 132v, 140v, 142r, 186r, 191v, 202r, 205v, 219r, 221r, 230v, 233r, 235r, 238v, 243v, 245r, 245v, 248r and 269r.
Red and blue penwork initials decorated with contrasting purple and red penwork.
Musical notation
Square notation mostly in 2 col. of 7 staves of 4 red lines.
Acquisition
Bequeathed by him to the Bodleian.
Provenance
Whitby Abbey, Yorks
Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755
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