Durham University Library Archives & Special Collections Catalogue
The lower part of one leaf, containing 15 lines of text and music, from an Italian Missal of the first half of the 12th century.
Parchment
Pricking in outer margin. Ruled in drypoint. Written space 176 mm wide. 2 columns. 10 lines occupy 90 mm.
Written in proto-rotunda in a smaller size for the one form with music, the communio, proficiently or, the communio, somewhat unevenly. The notation in paler ink.
Initials, to each form, 2-line, largely outside written space, plain red.
Mounted on card, to which is taped a cutting from a bookseller's catalogue describing the fragment (item 733 with price £150). Written caption “Breviary. Mid 12th Cent. Italy. With numes. See Edward Johnston. Plate X.”
Written in Italy, earlier 12th century.
Bought from Maggs & Co.,1982. Portfolio II/28 (see Catalogue of fragments, manuscript and printed, amongst Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections).
[recto]|sic exaltatae sunt ... ... osanna filio dauid. indignati|
[verso]|Cum inuocarem te ... ... referetis ad eos. Cumque|
Tuesday after 1st Sunday of Lent, epistle (Isaiah 55:9-11), gospel (Matt. 21:12-15), (verso col. a) [communio], “ad communionem Quesumus omnipotens deus ut illius salutaris capiamus ...”, and “super populum Ascendant ad te ...”; (verso col. b) Lent Ember Wednesday epistle (Exodus 24:12-15).