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P-BRs (Braga) Arquivo da Sé Frag. 001
Archive:
P-BRs (Braga) Arquivo da Sé
Shelf-mark:
Frag. 001
Siglum:
P-BRs Frag. 001
Subcategory of book:
Noted Breviary
Category:
monophony
Completeness:
fragment
Document type:
manuscript
Date:
15th - 16th cent.
Cursus:
Secular
Tradition:
Aquitanian
Use:
Braga?
Contents:
The selection of pieces corresponds to the Braga liturgical use as recorded in P-BRs Ms. 32, the only exceptions being: 1) the textual variants of Antiphon 005193; 2) the presence of the incipit for the Antiphon 'Novit dominus' in the fragment, which is missing in Ms. 32; 3) the fragment has a shorter selection of chants. Finally, due to the very poor condition of the bottom half of the verso of the fragment, the reading of the text of the responsory verse ID 007348a is extremely difficult but it seems possible to distinguish some textual variants compared to Ms. 32.
Material:
parchment
Condition of document:
Single-leaf fragment in poor condition. The fragment serves now as book cover. The left vertical margin was trimmed to fit the size of the book and the trimming has caused loss of contents. The ink is either vanished or difficult to read due to much dirtiness and a big spot of humidity in the bottom half of the fragment.
Fragments 3 (available at http://pemdatabase.eu/source/43000) and 1 from the Arquivo da Sé of Braga share the same codicological features (text and music palaeography, mise en page, decoration etc.) and it is possible to surmise that the two fragments originally belonged to the same book. Specifically, Frag. 1 was originally part of the Proprium de tempore while Frag. 3 of the Proprium sanctorum.
Page layout:
One full-page column. 8 red lines for notation alternated with text.
Type of notation:
Aquitanian
Description of the notation:
Large size neumes. The difference between a lozenge and a more or less square punctum is always clearly defined. The lozenge is randomly used at different heights always as part of compound neumes in a descending melodic movement. The lozenge is not used in isolation.
Inscriptions and marks:
Later-hand inscriptions at the top right corner of the recto (almost unreadable). Completed on:
2018-03-21
Author/s:
Elsa De Luca
Submitted by Elsa De Luca — Wed, 2018-03-21 10:59
Monophonic items
| Fol | Feast | Incipit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recto | Fer. 6 post Cineres | A | Tunc invocabis et d... |
| Recto | Sabbato post Cineres | A | Cum facis helemosin... |
| Recto | Sabbato post Cineres | H | Au[di]* |
| Recto | Sabbato post Cineres | A | Cu(m orab)[eris] in... |
| Recto | Dom. 1 Quadragesimae | I | N(on sit vobis vanu... |
| Recto | Dom. 1 Quadragesimae | H | Summi largitor* |
| Recto | Dom. 1 Quadragesimae | A | Novit dominus* |
| Recto | Dom. 1 Quadragesimae | W | Scuto* |
| Recto | Dom. 1 Quadragesimae | R | Ecce (nunc) tempus... |
| Verso | Dom. 1 Quadragesimae | V | I(n) omni(bus exhib... |
| Verso | Dom. 1 Quadragesimae | R | Paradisi portas app... |
| Verso | Dom. 1 Quadragesimae | V | E(cce) nunc tem(pus... |
