A Choir book, Written in the 15th and 16th century in Italy
A Choir book, with musical notes, for a Dominican nunnery ('priorisa' on fols. 52, 66: St. Dominic twice in the litany, fol. 99), consisting of Antiphons, Benedictions, Office for the Dead, etc. At fol. 35v is a list of tones.
There are a few additions in a 16th cent. hand, partly in Italian, as at fol 115v; 'Memorial de libri grandi che si canta in coro.'.
Dates
- Creation: Written in the 15th and 16th century in Italy
Extent
117 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 291
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. IV, no. 19390
Physical Facet
On parchment, with clasps
Dimensions
6 3/4 × 5 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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