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Missae et Cantica PD 1161 (olim 2271 [Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro]
Name of the source:
Missae et Cantica
Shelf-mark:
PD 1161 (olim 2271 [Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro]
Siglum:
P-Cmn 1161
Subcategory of book:
Kyriale/ Miscelaneous
Category:
monophony
Completeness:
complete or nearly complete
Document type:
manuscript
Origin:
Origin unknown
Provenance:
Coimbra region
Date:
16th century
Contents:
001v- Asperges me antiphon; 002r- Vidi aquam antiphon; 003v- Kyrie compositions; 012v- Gloria compositions; 021r Credo compositions; 040r- Sanctus compositions; 048v- Agnus dei compositions; ff. 052v- Readings from the Prophets (without music) ; 069v- Te deum; 073r- Te decet laus; 073v- Office antiphons for Our Lady
Material:
parchment
Condition of document:
Good, some folios margins are cut. There are some water stains but these do not damage music or text.
Bindings:
Leather over boards
Foliation/Pagination:
75 folios with arabic numbering in the bottom, some numbers can not be read because of the margins cuts.
Page layout:
1 col. 6 rl / 6 wl — ]c.50<330-344>66-67 x c. 40<c.510>c.70 [fol. 2];
1 col. 6 rl / 6 wl — ]c.50<347>64-68 x c.45<c.510>c.65 [fol. 34]
Type of script:
Gothic
Type of notation:
Square
Decoration:
Inicials in red, black or blue with filigree designs in red or blue. Folios 001v, 003v; 012v; 021r; 040r; 048v; 053v with illuminations.
Remarks:
This manuscript is actually at the Paço dos Duques de Bragança in Guimarães. Most folios have erasures and corrections in the melody and text replacement . Some staves show erasures in the melody but no corresponding update, the text remaining alone.
References:
MAGALHÃES, Eduardo; "Os livros de Cantochão dos séculos XVI e XVII do Museu de Alberto Sampaio" (Tese de mestrado, Coimbra, Faculdade de Letras, 2001). FERREIRA, Manuel Pedro (coord.), Harmonias do céu e da terra: A música nos manuscritos de Guimarães (séculos XII-XVII) / Harmonies of Heaven and Earth: The music in the manuscripts of Guimarães (12th-17th centuries), Lisboa: CESEM, 2012, pp. 32-33.
Submitted by Carla Crespo — Mon, 2012-08-13 17:22
