Gradual, RARE BKS MS pb Med. 156 (Boston Public Library)

Gradual, RARE BKS MS pb Med. 156 (Boston Public Library)

Liturgy

21r and v: Historiated “S” with Birth of the Virgin Mary, Mass of the Nativity of the Virgin

Boston Public Library

Last quarter of the 13th century

Latin

Liturgical Book

RARE BKS MS pb Med. 156 (Boston Public Library)

1 leaf

Manuscript

510 x 345mm (Boston Public Library)

Square notation on a four-line staff

Parchment

Regensburg, Germany (?)

Folio "21" marked in red ink using Roman numerals (xxi.) on verso

Transcription
21r
Salve sancta parens enixa est puerpera regem qui celum terramq(ue) regit in secula seculorum alleluia Ymnus. Virgo dei genetrix quem totus non capit orbis in tua se clausit viscera factus homo verse. Gloria/ Gloria. Benedicta et venerabilis es virgo maria que sine tactu pudoris inventa es mater salvato-

21v
ris verse Virgo dei genetrix quem totus non capit orbis in tua se clausit viscera factus homo Alleluia verse Felix es sacra virgo maria et omni laude dignissima quia ex te ortus est sol uitsi[ae Christus deus noster alleluia] …


Transcription following spacing on leaf, parentheses indicate resolved abbreviations
21r
Salve sancta parens enix
a est puerpera regem qui
celum terramq(ue) regit in secula seculorum alleluia
Ym[nu]s. Virgo dei genetrix quem totus non capit or-
bis in tua se clausit viscera f(a)c(tu)s homo v(erse). Gloria/ G(lo)r(ia).
Benedicta et venerabilis es vir-
go maria que sine tactu pudoris
inventa es mater salvato-

21v
ris v. Virgo
dei genetrix quem totus non ca-
pit orbis in tua se clausit vis-
cera factus homo
Alleluia
v. Felix es sa-
cra virgo maria et om-
ni laude dignissima quia
ex te ortus est sol uitsi[ae Christus deus noster alleluia] …

Historiated initial "S" depicting birth of the Virgin Mary in lower half with two Apostles in micro architectural arches above. Initial fills three sections of staff lines and text. Palette characterized by shades of red and green with deep blue with yellow details . B initial of benedicta and enlarged in red with blue pen flourishes and A initial of alleluia enlarged in blue with red pen flourishes. Other initials marking the beginning of psalms, verse etc. enlarged in black and distinguished with red pen.