Leaf from a troper on the occasion of the Feast of John the Baptist

Collection — Shared box: 2514 (vellum)

Identifier: BC-2021-041

Dates

Creation: probably between 1500 and 1540

Scope and Contents

Leaf from a troper, containing the end of the sequence "Hodierna dies veneranda" and concluding on the verso with the sequence for Ss. Peter and Paul "Isti sunt duae olivae ...". Four-line staff ruled in red.

Language of Materials

In Latin; written in a Gothic rotunda book script; music: neumatic notation.

Restrictions on access

Open for research.

Restrictions on use

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Biographical / Historical

Manuscript leaf from a Latin troper, written on parchment. Produced before the Council of Trent and not in Spain, according to Michael Noone, Chairperson and Professor in the Music Department at Boston College.