Remains of a Medieval Italian Antiphonal LEAVES

Order of the Leaves

The leaves are titled by their foliation according to the penciled numbers, for ease of standard reference. It is clear now that this is not the original order of the leaves in the manuscript, an order which theoretically could be reconstructed through placement of the chants in their correct context of the usual sections of medieval antiphonals. This order, though commonly separated into the Temporale and Sanctorale, each beginning with the first Sunday in Advent, varies widely between monastic practices. Another factor to take into account are the rubricated Roman numerals in the top left-hand corner of each verso; while these might be page numbers, they might also be identifying some other aspect of the manuscript. Until more details arise of the rite and office of the antiphonal from which these leaves were removed, they can be constructively and conveniently left in the order of the pencilled numbers.

View Leaves: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18

Listen to a recording of Folio 1.

"In principio erat verbum..."
Christmas Day (Nativitas Domine)
Matins: Nocturn I: Responsory I

Recorded 10-12-03 in the Lady Chapel of St. Stephen's Church, Providence, Rhode Island
Produced by Laura Saetveit
Sung by Frederick Jodry, W. Randolph Miles, and Christopher Lowrey

Image Source: Decorated initial 'L' from folio 2^r.

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