Durham University Library Archives & Special Collections Catalogue
An almost complete leaf from a 15th century Antiphonal written in Germany, later reused as a book cover.
Parchment
Written space 250 x 170 mm. No pricking or ruling visible. 10 text lines + 4-line staves.
Written in large textura, minims 5 mm. high, expertly.
Capitals in ink lined with red begin the second half of each responsory and versus. Cadels lined with red, to each versus, 1-line + stave. Initials to each responsory and antiphon, 1-line + stave, alternately red or blue.
Three page letter, 21 June 1923 from J. A. Herbert, Department of Manuscripts, British Museum, setting out a detailed comparison with a Worms antiphonal (B.L. MS Add. 19415), from which this fragment differs.
Written in Germany, early 15th century.
Formerly the whole cover of a book in the Routh Collection, according to note by E. V. Stocks. Portfolio I/3 (see Catalogue of fragments, manuscript and printed, amongst Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections).
Common of martyrs, nocturns 2-3. Corpus antiphonalium officii nos 6804/6805, 4751, 2999, 3564, 6274 with vers. A, 6891 with vers. A, 7590 with vers. A to regnum only, and 7023.
cundum habitare ... ... tradiderunt. Et in san
Hesbert, R.J., Corpus antiphonalium officii 
, (Rome: Herder,
1963-79)