Durham University Library Archives & Special Collections Catalogue
Two vertical strips from near the inner margin at the bottom of a leaf of a later 12th century Missal, reused as hinge strips for a paper bifolium (pastedown and flyleaf) at front and back of De antiquitate Cantabrigiensis Academiae libri duo (London: Henricum Bynneman, 1568)
Parchment
No pricking or ruling now visible. 10 lines occupy 75 mm.
Written in textura, somewhat clumsily, in two sizes, the smaller for the sung forms.
Initial, to secretum, 2-line, red.
Written in England, later 12th century.
Hinge strips in Shelfmark of source: Cosin R.V.34 in J. Caius, De antiquitate Cantabrigiensis Academiae libri duo (London: per Henricum Bynneman., Anno domini 1568. mense Augusto), bound in brown calf, gold-tooled centrepiece incorporating initials T B and Y, late 16th century.
“[conspec]tu meo semper -- commo[uear] ... ... in eo legitim” September embertide Friday offertorium - communio, and Saturday lection i; the forms are as Missale Sarum, 542 and 543, except the offertorium which is probably that based on Ps. xv:8 beginning “Benedicam dominum qui mihi tribuit intellectum”.