Gradual, MS typ 963, Houghton Library, Harvard University

Gradual, MS typ 963, Houghton Library, Harvard University

Liturgy

124 r and v: Contains the Offertory and Communion for the Vigil of Pentecost with Historiated Initial “S” depicting Pentecost

Harvard University, Houghton Library, MS typ 963 , Lucerne, H. Gilhofer and H. Ranschburg, Katalog XIX, no. 4

Last quarter of the 13th century

Latin

Manuscript

51 cm (Harvard University, Houghton Library); initial size recorded as 130 x 100mm (Gilhofer & Ranschburg)

Square notation of a four-line staff

Parchment

Regensburg, Germany (?)

Folio "124" marked in red ink using Roman numerals (c xx iiii.) on verso

Transcription
124r (Offertory and Communion for the Vigil of Pentecost)
Emitte spiritum tuum et creabuntur et renovabis faciem terre sit gloria domini in secula alleluia Communion Ultimo festivitatis die dicebat Jesus qui in me credit flumina de ventre eius fluent aque vive hoc autem dixit de spiritu quem accepturi erant credentes in eum alleluia . alle-


124v
luia Spiritus domini replevit orbem terrarum alleluia et hoc quod continet omnia scientiam habet vocis alleluia alleluia alleluia Responsory Omnium est enim artifex omnem habens virtutem omnia prospitiens Gloria Alleluia Emitte spiritum tuum et creabuntur et renovabis faciem terrae

124v Later Addition
Ps(alm): Exurgat deus et dissipentur inimici eius Response et fugiant, qui oderunt a facie euis


Transcription following spacing on leaf, parentheses indicate resolved abbreviations
124r (Offertory and Communion for the Vigil of Pentecost))
Emitte spiritum tuum et
creabuntur et renovabis faci-
em terre sit gloria domini in
secula alleluia Co(mmunion) Ul-
timo festivitatis die dicebat thc (Jesus) qui in me
credit flumina de ventre eius fluent aque
vive hoc autem dixit de spiritu quem accepturi era(n)t
credentes in eum alleluia . alle-


124v
luia
Spiritus domini reple-
vit orbem terrarum alle-
luia et hoc quod conti-
net omnia scientiam habet vocis allelu-
ia alleluia alleluia Rs(?) (Responsory) Omnium est eni(m)
artifex omne(m) habens virtute(m) omnia p(ros)pitiens Glori-
a Alleluia Emitte
spiritum tuum et creabun[tur et renovabis faciem terrae]

124v Later Addition
Ps (psalm): Exurgat deus et dissipentur inimici
eius Rx (response) et fugiant, qui oderunt a facie
euis

Historiated initial "S" depicting Pentecost in lower half with foliate decoration above. Initial fills three sections of staff lines and text. A initial of alleluia enlarged in blue with red pen flourishes. Other initials marking the beginning of psalms etc. enlarged in black and distinguished with red pen.