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P- AR (Arouca) Museu Regional de Arte Sacra do Mosteiro de Arouca Ms. 17
Name of the source:
Festa de Sta. Mafalda V. Conforme o rito Cisterciense.
Shelf-mark:
Res. Ms. 017
Siglum:
P-AR Res. Ms. 017
Subcategory of book:
Sanctoral Antiphoner
Category:
monophony
Completeness:
complete or nearly complete
Document type:
manuscript
Origin:
Monastery of Arouca
Main place of use:
Monastery of Arouca
Provenance:
Monastery of Arouca
Date:
1800
Cursus:
Monastic
Tradition:
Cistercian
Use:
Cistercian
Contents:
Office for the feast the Princess Mafalda of Portugal
Contents (feasts):
Mafaldae Portugalensis
Material:
paper
Condition of document:
Good.
Bindings:
The binding is backed with parchment covered with decorative paper, while the front is made of cardboard with decorative paper glued on it.
Foliation/Pagination:
19 folios: since the two initial folios are part of the binding, we identify them as guard-leaves to differentiate them from the remaining folios. The latter are paginated in Arabic numerals: numbering starts at 2 on the verso of the fifth folio, and ends at 28 on the verso of folio 18; folio 19 is left unnumbered.
Gathering structure:
6 gatherings: I2 (fg. 1r-2v); II2 (fols. 001r-002v); III4 (fol. 003r-p.00a8); IV4 (pp. 00a9-a16); V4 (pp. 0a17-a24); VI2 (pp. 0a25-a28).
Watermarks:
Blazon and countermark of Dirk and Cornelis Blauw (D & C Blauw).
Page layout:
Choirbook: 527 X 385 mm
Type of script:
Modern
Type of notation:
Square
Type of notation:
Semi-mensural
Decoration:
Some initials in black or red with decorations in the same colors, and others with phytomorphic decorations in varied colors.
The folios 1v, 2r and p. 1 are illuminated with phytomorphic elements.
Folio 1v presents a blazon which is identical with that of Santa Maria de Seiça.
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Submitted by cpsilva — Wed, 2017-05-24 15:14
