Noted Breviary and a Gospel Book with cantillation marks, in Latin, leaves from two decorated manuscripts on vellum 2 separate leaves, (a) noted Breviary, a full leaf, 280mm. by 218mm., 27 lines, ruled in blind, written-space 200mm. by 148mm., written in dark brown ink in two sizes of an extremely fine slightly sloping romanesque bookhand, text from Wednesday to Friday of Easter week, headings in bright red and mostly in rustic capitals, initials throughout in dark red, sixteen lines of music in adiastemmatic neumes, slight wear but generally in fine condition, southern Germany (perhaps Augsburg), mid-eleventh century, in a green cloth folder, morocco title label gilt; and (b) Gospel Book, a full leaf (though margins cut away), 202mm. by 144mm., 24 lines, written in dark brown ink in a handsome rather clubbed romanesque bookhand, text from Matthew 27:21-46 (from the Ecce Homo to the death on the Cross), capitals touched in red, marked up for public performance in the Good Friday liturgy with the spoken parts indicated by the letters ‘s’ and ‘c’, perhaps ‘sacerdos’ and ‘cantor’, rather browned but clear, western Germany, late eleventh century, in a salmon-red paper folder, morocco title label gilt
Noted Breviary and a Gospel Book with cantillation marks, in Latin, leaves from two decorated manuscripts on vellum 2 separate leaves, (a) noted Breviary, a full leaf, 280mm. by 218mm., 27 lines, ruled in blind, written-space 200mm. by 148mm., written in dark brown ink in two sizes of an extremely fine slightly sloping romanesque bookhand, text from Wednesday to Friday of Easter week, headings in bright red and mostly in rustic capitals, initials throughout in dark red, sixteen lines of music in adiastemmatic neumes, slight wear but generally in fine condition, southern Germany (perhaps Augsburg), mid-eleventh century, in a green cloth folder, morocco title label gilt; and (b) Gospel Book, a full leaf (though margins cut away), 202mm. by 144mm., 24 lines, written in dark brown ink in a handsome rather clubbed romanesque bookhand, text from Matthew 27:21-46 (from the Ecce Homo to the death on the Cross), capitals touched in red, marked up for public performance in the Good Friday liturgy with the spoken parts indicated by the letters ‘s’ and ‘c’, perhaps ‘sacerdos’ and ‘cantor’, rather browned but clear, western Germany, late eleventh century, in a salmon-red paper folder, morocco title label gilt
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