IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0096 MS 619
Held at: Senate House Library, University of London
Title: Antiphoner (French)
Date(s): 13th Century-14th century
Level of description: Collection (fonds)
Extent: Single leaf
Name of creator(s): Unknown
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
An antiphoner was a liturgical book containing antiphons, the sung portions of the Divine office, both texts and notation. Such books were often of a large format, to be used by a choir.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Fragment of a leaf from an antiphoner, formerly a fly-leaf in a binding, containing part of the common of a martyr. The fragment was written in north-east France in the 13th or 14th century.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: Latin, musical notation
System of arrangement:
Single item.
Conditions governing access:
Access to the items in the collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the controlled environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to archive collections may be restricted under the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
Physical characteristics:
140 x 170mm. Square notation on staves of 4 lines ruled in red; F and C clefs; 4 lines of text and music survive; initials in red and blue with blue and red ornament.
Finding aids:
See R. Watson, 'Descriptive list of fragments of medieval manuscripts in the University of London Library `(1976).
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:
Accruals:
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Given by D. Foskett in 1964.
ALLIED MATERIALS
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note:
Archivist's note: Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.
Date(s) of descriptions: Oct 2001