15th-Century Manuscript Leaves – Gregorian Chant – ca. 1400s | Vellum Folio

scriptural text Anonymous Monastic Scriptorium

15th-century manuscript leaves – gregorian chant – ca. 1400s | vellum folio | a 15th-century gregorian chant manuscript of sixteen vellum leaves with latin text in black and red ink, preserved in massive leather binding with brass fittings, featuring passages from psalms and lamentations.

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A 15th-century Gregorian chant manuscript of sixteen vellum leaves with Latin text in black and red ink, preserved in massive leather binding with brass fittings, featuring passages from Psalms and Lamentations.

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A rare collection of 15th-century manuscript leaves of Gregorian Chant. Written sometime in the 1400s to early 1500s, these vellum leaves feature black and red inks, chant notation, and legible Latin text. These folio-sized leaves were intended for group reading within a choir or monastic setting are bound, and are bound in curiously heavy wooden boards with brass fittings.

The tome retains 16 vellum leaves with the core passages still visible (though, crude cutouts interrupt section of text). The text includes well-known scriptural texts including those from Psalms and Lamentations reflecting the penitent voice of medieval monastics.

 

Bibliographic Details

  • Title: Gregorian chant manuscript leaves
  • Author(s): scriptural text
  • Illustrator(s):
  • Contributor(s):
  • Publisher: Europe, ca. 1400s (manuscript)
  • Edition: Manuscript, 15th century
  • Format: Folio. Single volume
  • Binding: Leather over thick wooden boards; brass fittings
  • Size:  17 in x 13 in (43.2 cm x 33 cm)
  • Collation: 16 vellum leaves
  • Illustrations: None, rubricated chant text only
  • Contents Include:
    • Psalm 69: zelus domus tuae comedit me
    • Lamentations 1:2: in nocte, et lacrimæ ejus in maxillis ejus
    • Many other scriptural passages set to music
  • Provenance: provenance
  • Reference(s): references

 

Condition:

The manuscript is in fair condition. Binding shows loss to hinges, boards remain intact, brass fittings survive. Leaves are stable with crude cutouts throughout, yet chant text remains legible in both inks. Slight odor present.

 

Why Collect This?

  • Heavy, overly thick boards uncommon in such tomes
  • Handwritten manuscript leaves of vellum

 

Item Number: # 29329

Categories

Arts & Architecture

European History

Religion

Authors

scriptural text Anonymous Monastic Scriptorium

Printing Date

Medieval Manuscript (pre 1500)

Language

Latin

Binding

Leather

Book Condition

Fair

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