Item Summary

Gradual for monastic use. Includes Temporale from the third Sunday in Lent to the Wednesday of Holy Week, followed by two extra offertories: "Dextera domini" and "Jubilate deo omnis terra." Opens with the Introit "Oculi mei," and includes Introits, graduals, tracts, offertories, communions, and the chants and rubrics for the blessing of palms and procession on Palm Sunday (beginning on fol. 96v).

Descriptive Information

Title
[Gradual for second half of Lent].
Call Number
North 5, Garrett MS. 45
Identifier
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dcw9505d808
Language
Latin
Date Created
1400-1600
Extent
158 leaves : parchment ; 625 x 445 (435 x 290) mm bound to 667 x 476 mm.
Provenance
Early and intermediate provenance is unknown, but it was evidently made for a religious community. Robert Garrett (1875-1961), of Baltimore, Maryland, Class of 1897, purchased the manuscript at an unknown date. His gift to the Library, 1942.
Source Acquisition
Gift; of Robert Garrett, Princeton Class of 1897, 1942.
References
Medieval & Renaissance manuscripts in the Princeton University Library, volume 1, pages 70-71.
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Contents
1. fol. 1r-153r: [Gradual for monastic use].
2. fol. 153r-158v: [Mass for the dedication of a church]. After the usual alleluia "Adorabo ad templum" there is a second one, "Bene fundata" (fol. 106r).
Notes
Ms. codex.
Title from printed catalog.
Collation: Parchment ; fol. i + 158 + i ; catchwords ; unfoliated.
Layout: 5 lines below 4-line red staves using square neumes ; ruled.
Description: Rubricated ; running header in red ; MS in excellent condition.
Decoration: Renaissance French decoration of the turn of the 16th century. Five historiated initials (approximately 170 x 170 mm) with full borders illustrating the appointed Gospel text for the day and marking the opening of Introits on Sundays and the Mass for the dedication of the church. Smaller initials throughout in gold and colors.
Origin: Probably produced in France around the turn of the 16th century.
Binding Note
Later binding. France, 16th century. Brown leather over oak boards (12-14 mm thick). Blind-tooled floral stamps and fleur-de-lis. Endbands. Brass cornerpieces and five brass bosses on covers. Remnants of 2 metal and leather clasps. Ribbon markers.

Physical Characteristics

File Count
324

Institutional Information

Collection
Medieval and Renaissance Mediterranean Manuscripts
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/31f64b61-36dd-4b8e-9780-0047ab3fc388/manifest