A Benedictine Ordinal, Written early in the 13th century in Germany (?)
A Benedictine Ordinal, consisting of:
- A calendar with tables (fol. 5)
- 'ordo diuini officii per circulum anni secundum Hirsiacenses' (fol. 15v)
- At fol. 160v follows 'libellus de miraculis & beneficiis s. Marie': beg. 'Ad omnipotentis Dei laudem cum sepe recitantur', at the end of which is a 'Benedictio campanę' (fol. 223)
- Among the additions are some Latin hymns (fols. 1v, 4, 224v), and a note about masses 'aput Anesum' (Ens, near Linz ?: fol. 3)
There are some musical notes in the volume.
Dates
- Creation: Written early in the 13th century in Germany (?)
Extent
227 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 325
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. 19414
Custodial History
The calendar points to Germany (St. Cunegunda honoured, added in a contemporary hand, Mar. 3, Sept. 9: canonized in A.D. 1200). In the first half of the 13th cent. the book was transferred to the diocese of Aquileia, probably to the 'monasterium Mosacense', see calendar: the local notes extend from 1302 to 1381 (fols. 1, 4v, 159v, 160). A cycle of years on fol. 12 is from 1344-1409, covering an older series (perhaps 1256-1321).
Physical Facet
On parchment, partly in double columns, with some fine capitals
Dimensions
9 1/8 × 6 7/8 in.
Repository Details
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