P-EVp (Évora) Biblioteca Pública Pasta 3, doc. 022

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P-EVp Pasta 3, doc. 022

Source type
Gradual
Subcategory of source
Sanctoral gradual
Category
monophony
Completeness
fragment
Document type
manuscript
Date
14th c. (2nd half) or 15th c.
Contents

Several saints' masses, mostly only incipits notated. The mass for Petrus of Alexandria bishop and martyr is of particular interest as no other source in Cantus database as of April '22 reports it; the saint is commemorated in the 1528 Évora calendar.

Type of script
Gothic
Type of notation
Aquitanian (Portuguese variety)
Description of the notation

Late Aquitanian notation of Portuguese variety. Lozanges indicate semitones in a rather consistent manner.

Decoration

One taller initial in blue ink with red filigree; other initials less refined, in sepia ink with red filling.

Inscriptions

16th - 17th c. hand across the exposed side (ff. Av - Br):

13 Maio 1545
27 Junho lo mismo
Diego Luis

Material
Parchment
Condition of document

Overall poor. Exposed side (fols. Ar - Bv) ink partially to badly faded; non-exposed side ink still legible. One major hole across the upper line of text and music affecting fol. B. Fol. A severly trimmed, accounting for 60-70% content loss.

Page layout

Five lines of text and music, widely spaced.

Foliation/Pagination

Original foliation on top-left of fol. Bv (sic): 'cxxx'

Remarks

Peter of Alexandria is celebrated variously on Nov. 25th (together with Catherine of Alexandria) or on Nov. 26th, after Chrysogonus on Nov. 24th: this leaves no doubt about the otherwise stark rubric 'Petri Episcopi' on f. Bv.

Description author/s
Giulio Minniti
Indexed by
Giulio Minniti
Project ID
PTDC/ART-PER/0902/2020
Reviewed by
Manuel P. Ferreira