Choir book (DS11907) (Q51086)

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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Ohio State University (Spec.Rare.MS.MR.Frag.490, Spec.Rare.MS.MR.Frag.490)
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Choir book (DS11907)
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Ohio State University (Spec.Rare.MS.MR.Frag.490, Spec.Rare.MS.MR.Frag.490)

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    Extent: fols. 2; membrane; 531 x 352 (426 x 247)
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    Layout: 1 column; one leaf with 6 lines of text and 6 5-line musical staves; second leaf ruled for 18 lines of text
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    Decoration: Fol. 490.10: 5-line musical staves in red, with prompts and rubrics in red
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    Decoration: Fol. 490.12: 1 -line and 1-staff high initial "D" in red outlined in brown ink, 2 1-line initials in red, 5-line musical staves in red, and rubrics in red
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    Decoration: Fol. 490.10: Large historiated initial "L" in metallic silver ink inhabited by the figure of St. Raymond of Peñafort afloat at sea on his miraculous cape, with an impressive galleon at full sail and fortified tower on a headland in the background, the entire initial and scene set in a square yellow frame outlined in red (135 x 127 mm)
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    Each folio's text block is set within a double frame in brown ink
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    Contemporary foliation in brown ink at the top right corner of each folio
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    Provenance: Both folios anonymously donated in memory of Allen McTavish Johnson, Sr. (1923-2016) and Pyke Johnson, Jr. (1916-2005) on 21 March 2024
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    Raymond of Peñafort was beatified in 1542 and canonized on 29 April 1601
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    Incipit: Fol. 490.10: veritatis praecobundi salve
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    Fol. 490.12: Quidquid est alta pietate mirum
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    Explicit: Fol. 490.10: sed tu magis plaude Prae…
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    Fol.. 490.12: illustravit sedentes in errorum
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    Both folios contain lyrics and music for hymns to be sung on the feast of St. Raymond of Peñafort, the Dominican friar who compiled the Decretals of Gregory IX
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    26 August 2024
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    26 August 2024
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