DUL Add.MS. 1950/Z/D30
Held by: Durham University Library: Additional Manuscripts

Halves of two leaves from a 14th century breviary, still partly concealed by the original paper pastedowns.

Digitised: https://n2t.durham.ac.uk/ark:/32150/t1mwp988k159.html

Physical description of manuscript
Support

Parchment

Extent: 2 pieces
Size: 208 mm x 85 mm
Size: 208 mm x 63 mm
Layout

No pricking or ruling visible. Presumably 2 columns. Written space 165 mm high; a column is 40+ mm wide.

Script

Written in textura

Square notation; 4-line staves in red.
Decoration

Thin red vertical lines inside text capitals. Initial, 3-line (?), blue with red infilling and flourishing.

Manuscript history
Creation

Written in England, 14th century.

Provenance

Hinge strips in Shelfmark of source: Routh 45.F.4 - Leonardi Aretini Rerum suo tempore in Italia gestarum commentarius. Eiusdem de rebus graecis liber, (Lyons: apud S. Gryphium, 1539), in a complete binding tooled with a roll, Oldham MW.d(6), used in London in the mid-sixteenth century, with an added (?) shield-shaped centrepiece bearing the initials W P, and an ownership inscription dated Febr. 1606/7 of Sa: Backhouse.

Manuscript contents
Routh 45.F.4
Modern title: Breviary
Language: Latin

Fragment at front includes the opening words of an antiphon for Easter 4, Adhuc multa habeo.

Cited: CAO, 1276

Digitised material for Binding fragment in Routh 45.F.4 - DUL Add.MS.1950/Z/D30
https://n2t.durham.ac.uk/ark:/32150/t1mwp988k159.html
Bibliography

Hesbert, R.J., Corpus antiphonalium officii   OCLC citation, (Rome: Herder, 1963-79)

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