P-AR (Arouca) Museu Regional de Arte Sacra do Mosteiro de Arouca Res. Ms. 028

Archive
P-AR (Arouca) Museu Regional de Arte Sacra do Mosteiro de Arouca
Shelfmark
Res. Ms. 028
Siglum

P-AR Res. Ms. 028

Source type
Evangeliary
Category
monophony
Completeness
complete or nearly complete
Document type
manuscript
Main place of use
Arouca, Mosteiro de Santa Maria
Date
13th century (1st third)
Tradition
Cistercian (tradition)
Contents
Complete Temporal cycle, Proper of the Saints, Dedication of the Church, Holy Cross, Our Lady (Advent), Pro diversis necessitatibus, Omnium fidelium defunctorum
Type of script
Early Gothic
Type of notation
Square
Description of the notation

The notation on fol. 76v-80 has two layers; the earlier, with Exultet iam angelica turba etc., records a tone for the Blessing of the Candles that has been replaced by another in the more recent layer. After fol. 77v the earlier layer remains unscathed except for a change of clef, from C to F.

Inscriptions
The explicit identifies the copyist as Vincentius Martini (Vicente Martins ou Martinez).
Material
Parchment
Condition of document

Good.

Page layout

Fol. 19r: 17<156>33 x 11<233>64

Foliation/Pagination

Number of folios: [1]+168+[1]. Modern foliation in pencil, Arabic numerals, from 1 to 168 (systematic only until fol. 90). Unnumbered folios: one between 20 and 21, another between 65 and 66.

Bindings

Leather over boards, with five metal staples on each side (one missing) and locks.

Remarks
Musical notation only for the Blessing of Candles on Holy Saturday (fols. 76v-80r)
References

Catalogue entry by Diogo Alte da Veiga in Acervo histórico do Mosteiro de Arouca - Catálogo: https://arouca.fcsh.unl.pt/content/res-ms-028

Description author/s
Diogo Alte da Veiga

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