Gradual (Book of Antiphons)

Name/Title

Gradual (Book of Antiphons)

Entry/Object ID

20

Description

Complete choir book with 22 leaves (plus a parchment end leaf at each end, and parchment pastedowns). Single column of 8 lines in professional liturgical hand, each with music on a 4-line red staff; simple red rubrics; 17th- or 18th-century inscriptions: “Pro sacerdote” and “a povere” on front endleaves

Transcription

Language

Latin

Notes

Material: Parchment

Dimensions

Height

280 mm

Width

192 mm

Book Details

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

France

Time Period

ca. 1500

Binding

Binding Type

Light-brown leather binding over pasteboards with staining

Condition

Overall Condition

Flesh side of parchment yellowed and stained but good legibility

Date Examined

May 12, 2025

Create Date

May 12, 2025

Update Date

March 6, 2026