6. Liturgy
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This collection starts with Christianity's earliest liturgical MS of 3rd c., (MS 193) and comprises a great variety of liturgical texts of the Roman Catholic church, Greek, Russian and Syrian Orthodox churches. It shares many MSS with the music collection. 18 examples out of 226 MSS are listed
6.1 Liturgy of the early church
- See also MS 193, Easter liturgy, Egypt, 3rd c.
- MS 245/ 07 Unidentified early liturgy, Egypt, 7th c.
- See also MS 096, Antiphonal, France, late 9th c.
- MS 673 Missal, Essex, 1405-10
- MS 195 Missal, Germany, ca. 1485
- See also 1372, Missal, Tyrol, 2nd half 15th c.
- MS 004 Gradual, Spain, mid 16th c.
- MS 009 Breviary, Germany, 14th c.,
- MS 039 Breviary of Bridgettine use, Belgium, 15th c.
- See also MS 049, Breviary, Melk, Austria, ca. 1476
- See also MS 1392, Breviary, Sweden, ca. 1400-1460
- MS 198 Antiphonal, Germany, 1430
- MS 2204 Sacramentary, Montecassino, Italy, early 12th c.
- MS 1674 Pontifical, Nonantola, Italy, 1719
- See also MS 1670, Tonary, Germany ca. 1150
- See also MS 1281, Cantorinus, Norway, 15th c.
- MS 192 Menologion, Constantinople, 11th c.
- MS 1754 Synaxarion, Russia, 4th quarter of 16th c.
- MS 585 Hagiasmatarion, Mt. Sinai, Egypt, 16th c.,
- MS 1755 Menaion, Russia, ca. 1550,
- MS 571 Parakletikon, Antioch, Syria, 1190
- MS 261 Ochtoechos, Serbia, 14th c.
- See also MS 577, Hermologion, Mt. Sinai, Egypt, ca. 11th c.
- MS 580 Hesperinos, Mt. Sinai, Egypt, 16th c.
- MS 662 Horologion, Mt. Athos, Greece, ca. 1330
- MS 5406 Protestant liturgy for Pentecost, Germany, 16t c.
- MS 1920/1 Statuta synodalia, Sweden, 1594
- MS 2320 Danmarks og Norgis Kirke Ritual, Norway or Denmark, ca. 1685
6.1 Liturgy of the early church
See MS 193, Easter liturgy, Egypt, 3rd c.
CHRISTIAN LITERARY TEXT, WITH THE NAME OF CHRIST, FOR LITURGICAL PURPOSE
MS in Sahidic on limestone, Egypt, 7th c., 1 limestone, 22x17 cm, single column, 40 lines in a sloping Coptic uncial.
Context: The collection of the renowned papyrologist Prof. Atiyah consisted of more than 677 papyri, mainly originating in Middle Egypt, including Oxyrhynchus and Fayum. The first part of 140 papyri (H.P. Kraus cat. 105(1961)), is now in Yale, Beinecke Library, while 242 Greek papyri is MS 244 and 295 Coptic papyri is MS 245 in The Schøyen Collection, see also MS 108.
Provenance: 1. Aziz Suryal Atiyah, Utah (- ca. 1960); 2. H.P. Kraus Cat.126(1971):107.
Commentary: A rare and unusually long liturgical text on a rough slab of limestone, that will require more research.
See MS 096, Antiphonal, France, late 9th c.
THE SOUTH WEALD MISSAL
- MISSAL, USE OF SARUM
- LIST OF FESTIVAL DAYS
MS in Latin and Middle English (text 2) on vellum, South Weald, Essex, 1405-10, 248 ff. (-16), 41x29 cm, 2 columns, (29x20 cm) 36 lines in a Gothic liturgical book script, music of square notation on a 4-line red staff, red or blue initials with fleurissons, 15 large illuminated initials with bar borders and foliate sprays, 1 large illuminated initial with full border in the style of the workshop of Herman Scheere.
Published: Text 2. The Index of Middle English Prose. Handlist X. Irma Taavitsainen: Manuscripts in Scandinavian Collections. Cambridge, Brewer, 1994, p. 30.
Binding: South Weald, Essex, England, ca. 1410, goatskin over stout oak boards, sewn on 7 double thongs, with goatskin chemise, now trimmed and folded over inside boards, with text 2 as pastedown.
Provenance: 1. Church of St. Peter, South Weald, Essex (from ca. 1410); 2. Henry Lymbur (16th c.); 3. H.C. Pratt, Brentwood, Essex (1990); 4. Sam Fogg Rare Books Ltd., London.
Commentary: Chemise bindings are rare. For another chemise binding, see MS 692.
Published: Text 2. The Index of Middle English Prose. Handlist X. Irma Taavitsainen: Manuscripts in Scandinavian Collections. Cambridge, Brewer, 1994, p. 30.
MISSAL, WITH ADDITIONAL OFFICES FOR ST. ANNE, CONTRA PESTEM HOMINUM AND DE CONCEPTIONE SIXTUS PAPA
MS in Latin on paper, Augsburg?, Southern Germany, ca. 1485, 209 ff. (complete), 31x20 cm, single column, (24x14 cm), 16 and 32-34 lines in a Gothic bastarda book script, musical Hufnagel notation on a red 5-line staff, numerous painted initials, some line endings of red penwork, 48 painted initials with border decoration, 5 with historiated borders, 1 inserted full-page miniature on vellum of the Crucifixion in gold and colours, in the Rhenish art style of this period.
Binding: Germany, 1549, dark brown leather, over wooden boards, sewn of 5 bands, 15 stamps of roundels with renaissance busts and a large central panel gilt with 3 standing musicians on upper cover, 15 similar roundels and stamps of standing Renaissance warriors on lower cover, 9 brass bosses. Inscription gilt on upper cover: " Missale renovatum Anno Domini MDXLIX".
Provenance: 1. J.W. Abberg (1669); 2. Bruce Ferrini, Akron, Ohio.
See also 1372, Missal, Tyrol, 2nd half 15th c.
GRADUAL: TEMPORAL, PART 3 OF 3, COMPRISING TRINITY SUNDAY TO 23RD SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY AND WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS AND SATURDAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
MS in Latin on vellum, Spain, mid 16th c., 162 ff. (complete), 57x40 cm, single column, (41x26 cm), 5 lines in a rounded late Gothic liturgical book script, square notation on a 5-line red staff, 135 large decorated initials in red with penwork infill in purple, 2 very large 20x16 cm, decorated initials with extremely elaborate penwork.
Binding: Spain, ca. 1550, rolltooled calf over massive pine boards sewn on 6 double thongs, 10 brass bosses, pastedowns of 4 bifolia of vellum from a Spanish 16th c. MS Gradual.
Provenance: 1. Abelardo Linares, Madrid (1954); 2. Otto Sverdrup Engelschiøn, Oslo (ca. 1960); 3. Damms Antikvariat, Oslo.
BREVIARY OF FRANCISCAN USE: THE SUMMER PORTION OF THE TEMPORAL, SANCTORAL AND COMMON, WITH AN ADDED OFFICE FOR ST. LOUIS OF TOULOUSE
MS in Latin and German on vellum, Germany, 14th c., 418 ff. (- ca. 18), 31x22 cm, 2 columns, (22x16 cm), 24 lines in a large rotunda Gothic book script of medium quality, decorated initials throughout and 30 large decorated initials with penwork in red and blue.
Binding: Germany, 14th c., red leather over wooden boards, sewn on 5 double bands, blindstamped and decorated with a ruled armorial shield, signed by the binder: Avilla, 10 brass bosses.
Provenance: 1. Otto F. Ege, Cleveland, Ohio (-1951); 2. Sotheby´s 11.12.1984:53; 3. Alan G. Thomas, London, Cat. 48(1986):1.
| 1. | BIBLE: PSALMS IN FERIAL ORDER WITH CALENDAR, CANTICLES AND LITANY |
| 2. | OFFICE OF THE DEAD OF BRIDGETTINE USE |
| 3. | HOURS OF THE HOLY GHOST OF BRIDGETTINE USE |
| 4. | BREVIARY OF BRIDGETTINE USE: WEEKDAY OFFICES INCLUDING THE HYMNS OF PETER OLAVSSON AND A MEMORIAL TO ST. BRIDGET |
| 5. | CHRISTINA DE ROOS: PROFESSION OF FAITH (A BRIDGETTINE NUN PROMISING OBEDIENCE, VOLUNTARY POVERTY AND FAITHFUL SUBMISSION TO GOD) |
MS in Latin on vellum, Brabant, Belgium, 15th c., Text 5: 16th c., 285 ff. (complete), 18x13 cm, single column, (11x18 cm), 18 lines in a regular Gothic book script of high grade and quality, 18 large and very large decorated initials with 3/4 borders, and 2 near full-page initials with full borders in elaborate penwork in colours, one including a sacred heart on the Cross.
Binding: Netherlands, 15th c. blind-stamped tanned calf over wooden boards, sewn on 5 double cords, 16th c. rebacking of blindtooled leather, edges of rebacking leather held on boards by brass strips.
Provenance: 1. Bridgettine Abbey of Marienwater, Brabant, Belgium (from 15th c.); 2. Christina de Roos, Bridgettine nun, (16th c.); 3. Sotheby's 1.12.1987:38.
See also MS 049, Breviary, Melk, Austria, ca. 1476
See also MS 1392, Breviary, Sweden, ca. 1400-1460
| 1. | ANTIPHONAL: TEMPORAL AND SANCTORAL, FOR DOMINICAN USE |
| 2. | GUIDE TO ECCLESIASTICAL CHANT, "CANTUS ECCLESIASTICUS", PERFORMANCE AND USE |
MS in Latin on vellum, Germany, 1430, 2 vols., 266 + 257 ff. (complete), 32x25 cm + 33x24 cm, single column, 10 lines of text and music, in a formal Gothic book script of high grade, in square notation on a 4-line red staff with C- and F-clefs indicated, calligraphic initials throughout in red, blue or black, touched in red with often grotesque pen decoration, 18 large initials, mostly in blue on geometrically patterned red ground, 4 very large initials with elaborate decoration of birds with animal heads, animals or flowers, with full margin pen flourishes.
Binding: Germany, ca. 1430, pigskin over heavy wooden red-painted boards , sewn of 5 thongs, brass centre and cornerpieces with bosses, leather clasps with brass catches. Original linen page markers on wooden holder, metal or vellum thumb tags.
Provenance: 1. Lucy, Helen and William Pease (until 1988); 2. Christie's 7.12.1988:28.
Commentary: Contemporary accounts of how to perform medieval music are rare, and important for our understanding of how we shall perform it today. See MS 034. Dated account noted by the scribe on f. 1 in both volumes, including prices of production.
Published: Bookmarkers: Lois Swales and Heather Blatt: Tiny Textiles Hidden in Books: Toward a Categorization of Multiple-Strand Bookmarkers. In: Medieval Clothing and Textiles, vol 3. Boydell and Brewer, 2007, pp. 145-177.
SACRAMENTARY: OFFERTORIUM, FOLLOWED BY THE SECRETS AND COMMUNION CYCLE
MS in Latin on vellum, Bari, Italy, early 12th c., 12 ff., 23x15 cm, single column, (21x9 cm), 21 lines in Beneventan minuscule of the Bari type, Beneventan neumes on a ruled 1-line F-staff, small initials with yellow, red or blue wash, 106 3-line capitals, including 20 intertwined initials mostly with foliate decoration and zoomorphic finials filled with yellow, blue, red and green wash.
Binding: Italy, 20th c., vellum, sewn on 4 cords.
Provenance: 1. Benedictine Abbey of Montecassino (12th c.-); 2. Christie's 26.6.1996:12.
Commentary: This is the only Beneventan Bari-type Sacramentary known.
PONTIFICAL AND FEASTS OF THE SAINTS, USE OF NONANTOLA
MS in Latin on vellum, Nonantola, Italy, 1719, 44 ff. (complete), 34x23 cm, single column, (27x17 cm), 17 lines in a formal rounded Roman book script imitating printed type, music on a 4-line red staff with square notation filled with a variety of geometric designs, 2- to 3-line decorated capitals with geometric designs, 25 large calligraphic initials, 4- to 6-line, in alternating red and black, often with floral and foliate designs and flourishes, elaborate decorated title page illustrating the Abbey of Nonantola with Emblems and devices of the patron (Chigi), explicit page with his monogram.
Binding: Abbey of Nonantola, Italy, 1719, red morocco gilt with the arms of Chigi (=Cardinal Ciampelli?, Firenze), sewn on 6 bands.
Provenance: 1. Benedictine (Cistercian from 1514) Abbey of St. Sylvester, Nonantola (1719-1768); 2. Baynerius Mancini, Italy; 3. Sam Fogg cat. 15(1992):69.
Commentary: The presentation copy of Chigi (Cardinal Ciampelli), Firenze. The Abbey of Nonantola was one of the most important scriptoria in Italy in the Middle Ages. By the end of the 15th c. it possessed a library of 6000 codices. In 1768 it was suppressed by Pope Clement XIII, re-established by Pope Pius VII in 1821, and appropriated by the Italian government in 1866.
See also MS 1670, Tonary, Germany ca. 1150
See also MS 1281, Cantorinus, Norway, 15th c.
MENOLOGION, FOR SEPTEMBER, WITH THE LIVES OF 38 SAINTS, FROM SYMEON STYLITES (1 SEPT.) TO GREGORIOS OF GREAT ARMENIA (30 SEPT.)
MS in Greek on vellum, probably Constantinople, 11th c., 266 ff., (complete), 32x24 cm, 2 columns, (23x18 cm), 28 lines in an expert Greek minuscule of highest quality, table of contents and incipits throughout in Alexandrian half-uncial in burnished gold, ca. 750 initials set out in margins in gold, 26 large illuminated headpieces in various elaborate styles of foliage, ropework, geometric designs and flowers in gold and colours with elaborate interlaced ornamental gold initials below.
Binding: Greece(?), modern blind-stamped calf over wooden boards, chain stitches on 5 sewing stations, spine raised "alla Grecca".
Provenance: 1. Monastery of Dionysious Mt. Athos, MS 49 (-1960); 2. Sotheby's 6.12.1988:25
Commentary: Extremely high quality in script and lay-out, possibly written in the Imperial scriptorium. Opening volume for September, with lives of the saints in the version compiled ca. 960 by Simeon Metaphrastes.
THE FEKULA PROLOGUE
PROLOGUE, SYNAXARION: SHORT ACCOUNTS OF THE FEASTS OF THE CHURCH YEAR, LIVES OF THE SAINTS, AND EXTRACTS FROM THE WRITINGS OF THE HOLY FATHERS, FOR THE PERIOD 20 APRIL TO 15 AUGUST
MS in Russian Church Slavonic on paper, Russia, 4th quarter of 16th c., 349 ff. (-ca. 5), 28x19 cm, single column, (20x12 cm), 26 lines in Cyrillic half-uncial, headings and initials in red, 3 illuminated headpieces of geometric and stylised floral patterns in blue and red on highly burnished gold grounds, a full-page illuminated miniature comprising 4 rows of 44 selected saints, including Christ, Mother of God and the 12 apostles, in full colours highlighted with gold, enclosed by a border in floral design of red and burnished gold, in the style of icons standardised by Metropolitan Macarius in the Kremlin in the mid-16th c., and an early example of the Stroganov school.
Binding: Russia, 18th c., blindstamped calf gilt over wooden boards of Western European design, sewn on 4 cords, with viaz' script on upper cover and spine.
Context: The second saint in the first row of the miniature, is Dionysius Glushitskii, the Wonderworker, who was the owner of the Triodion, MS 1751.
Provenance: 1. Russian collection, N.44 (18th c.); 2. The Paul M. Fekula Collection, New York, MS 783 and F-XVIII (until 1990); 3. Sotheby's 29.11.1990:66; 4. Sam Fogg Rare Books Ltd, London.
Commentary: Because of the outstanding miniature, the present MS was considered the most important MS in The Fekula Collection, together with the Triodion, MS 1751.
Published: Mateja Matejic: Slavic Manuscripts from the Fekula Collection: A Description. Columbus, Ohio 1983.
Mentioned: Keenan et al., eds.: The Paul M. Fekula Collection. A Catalogue. New York 1988.
Exhibited: "Preservation for access: Originals and copies". On the occasion of the 1st International Memory of the World Conference, organized by the Norwegian Commission for UNESCO and the National Library of Norway, at the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo, 3 June - 14 July 1996.
HAGIASMATARION: LYCHNIKON, ORTHROS, MIKROS HAGIASMOS, AND INVOCATON TO ST. ANARGYRES
MS in Greek on paper, Mt. Sinai, Egypt, 16th c., 27 ff. (complete), 13x10 cm, single column, (10x6 cm), 15-17 lines in Greek minuscule, decorated red initials throughout, 3 knotwork headpieces in colours.
Binding: Mt. Sinai, Egypt, 16th c., brown, blindtooled leather with foliage sprays around a gold-stamped fillet with corner fleurons, sewn on 2 cords.
Provenance: 1. Monastery of St. Catherine, Mt. Sinai (16th c. - 19th c.); 2. Friedrich Grote, Germany (ca. 1900); 3. Walther Adam, Magdeburg and Goslar, S 10 (1918/30-1964); 4. Carl Wilhelm Adam, Goslar (1964-1987); 5. F. Dörling, Hamburg 1.6.1987:38; 6. Wolfgang Görigk, Germany (1989); 7 Sam Fogg Rare Books Ltd., London.
Commentary: There are 20 MSS from Mt. Sinai in The Schøyen Collection. Besides the monastery's own famous library (4300 MSS), only British Library (8 MSS) and The National Library of Russia, St. Petersburg (60 MSS, mostly fragments), have comparable holdings.
MENAION: FEASTS FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1 JULY THROUGH 26 AUGUST
MS in Russian Church Slavonic on paper, Moscow(?), Russia, ca. 1550, 472 ff. (-39), 29x19 cm, single column, (20x12 cm), 25 lines in Cyrillic half-uncial by 5 scribes, headings and initials in red, illuminated headpiece with circular foliate designs in bright blues, pinks, green black and white on a gold ground, a full quadripartite page with 4 miniatures in gold and colours, probably painted in Moscow.
Binding: Russia, ca. 1550, brown calf over thick wooden boards, sewn on 4 bands.
Provenance: 1. Church of St. John Chrysostom, Astrakhan (18th c.); 2. The Paul M. Fekula Collection, New York, MS 491 and F-V (until 1990); 3. Sotheby's 29.11.1990:69; 4. Sam Fogg cat. 14(1991):41.
Commentary: The miniatures have a sombre smoky quality that stem ultimately from the work of the icon painter Andrei Rublev in the previous century.
Published: Mateja Matejic: Slavic Manuscripts from the Fekula Collection: A Description. Columbus, Ohio 1983.
Mentioned in: Keenan et al., eds.: The Paul M. Fekula Collection. A Catalogue. New York 1988.
PARAKLETIKON: CANONS FOR WORKDAYS, MAGNIFICAT, EXAPOSTEILARION, MELCHITE USE
MS in Syriac on paper, Antioch, Syria, 20th June 1190, 5 ff., 25x16 cm, single column, (20x12 cm), 20 lines in Syriac estrangela book script, signed and dated by Michael, son of Abu L-Farag, the priest and abbot, decorated headpiece, later drawing of Christ in Majesty.
Binding: Barking, Essex, 1990, green cloth gilt folding case by Aquarius.
Provenance: 1. Convent of Elias the prophet on the Black Mountain (Convent of Mâr Panteleêmôn), Antioch (1190-); 2. Monastery of St. Catherine, Mt. Sinai (until 19th c.); 3. Friedrich Grote (19th c.); 4. Walther Adam, Magdeburg and Goslar (1918/30-1964); 5. Carl Wilhelm Adam, Goslar (1964-1987); 6. F. Dörling, Hamburg 11.6.1987:25; 7. Wolfgang Görigk, Germany (-1989); 8. Sam Fogg Rare Books Ltd., London.
Commentary: Colophon of the scribe Michael, abbot of the Convent of Elias the prophet on the Black Mountain, dated 20 June in the year 6698 after Adam, i.e. 1190 AD. Melchite is an Eastern sect of Christians who, while adhering to the ceremonies and liturgy of the Greek orthodox church, acknowledge the papal authority. There are 20 MSS from Mt. Sinai in The Schøyen Collection. Besides the monastery's own famous library (4300 MSS), only British Library (8 MSS) and The National Library of Russia, St. Petersburg (60 MSS, mostly fragments), have comparable holdings.
Published: J. Assfalg: Syrische Handscriften (Band V); in: Verzeichnis der Orientalischen Handscriften in Deutschland. Wiesbaden 1963, Band V, pp. 208-9, No. 105. Anton Baumstark: Geschichte der syrischen Literatur mit Ausschluss der christlich-palästinischen Texte. Bonn 1922, 338.
OCTOECHOS
MS in Church Slavonic with occasional Bulgarian elements on vellum, Serbia, 14th c., 61 ff. (- ca. 60), 28x19 cm, single column, (22x14 cm), 34-38 lines in a handsome Serbian square Cyrillic book script (Rashka school), 2 principal headings in red capitals, painted initials in red throughout.
Binding: London, England, 1993, black leather on oak boards, sewn on 3 cords, by Ruth Kirkby.
Provenance: 1. Sotheby's 20.6.1989:34.
Commentary: One of the earliest Serbian MSS known, cf. MS 702.
See also MS 577, Hermologion, Mt. Sinai, Egypt, ca. 11th c.
HESPERINOS: EVENING OFFICE AND LITURGY
MS in Greek on paper, Mt. Sinai, Egypt, 16th c., 34 ff. (complete), 14x9 cm, single column, (10x6 cm), 15 lines in Greek minuscule, signed by the scribe Ioannikos Diaconos, 2-line decorated initials in red, head- and end-pieces in multicolour knotwork.
Binding: Mt. Sinai, Egypt, 16th c., blindtooled leather, sewn on 3 thongs.
Provenance: 1. Monastery of St. Catherine, Mt. Sinai (16th - 19th c.); 2. Friedrich Grote, Germany (ca. 1900); 3. Walther Adam, Magdeburg and Goslar, S 3 (1918/30-1964); 4. Carl Wilhelm Adam, Goslar (1964-1987); 5. F. Dörling, Hamburg 1.6.1987:34; 6. Wolfgang Görigk, Germany (1989); 7. Sam Fogg Rare Books Ltd., London.
Commentary: There are 20 MSS from Mt. Sinai in The Schøyen Collection. Besides the monastery's own famous library (4300 MSS), only British Library (8 MSS) and The National Library of Russia, St. Petersburg (60 MSS, mostly fragments), have comparable holdings.
HOROLOGION: PRAYERS FOR THE OFFICE OF THE HOLY COMMUNION
MS in Greek on vellum, Greece, ca. 1330, 1 roll of 7 membranes, 426x16 cm, single column on both sides, 535+495 lines in Greek minuscule of highest quality, 14 headings in gold, 5 small capitals in gold, 14 large illuminated capitals.
Provenance: 1. Monastery of Docheiarou, Mount Athos, Greece (14th-17th c.); 2. Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford, (-1827); 3. R.H. Evans, London 8.12.1830:292; 4. Thomas Payne, London (1830); 5. Sir Thomas Phillipps, Cheltenham, Ph 3889 (ca. 1830-1872); 6. Katharine, John, Thomas & Alan Fenwick, Cheltenham, (1872-1946); 7. Robinson Bros., London (1946-1978); 8. Kraus cat.153(1979):37.
Commentary: Illuminated Greek prayer rolls from Mount Athos rarely occur outside Greek public collections.
ORDENUNG DES HOHEN AMPTS AM PFINGSTEN MIT CHORALMELODIEN IN MENSURIS SINGEN; PROTESTANT LITURGY FOR PENTECOST WITH MUSIC IN MENSURAL NOTATION
MS in German on paper, Germany, 16th c., 36 pp. (complete), 20x15 cm, single column, (15x10 cm), 24 lines in cursive script, headings in Gothic bookscript of high quality in red, music on 5 4-line staves in mensural notation.
Binding: Germany, 1st half of 20th c., vellum, sewn on 3 cords.
Provenance: 1. Musikantiquariat Dr. Ulrich Drüner, Stuttgart, Katalog 61(2007):1; 2. Bernard Quaritch, London.
Commentary: Mensural notation, mainly used ca. 1250-1700, was the first system in European music that systematically used individual note shapes to denote duration. The note-heads were diamond– or rhombic-shaped rather than oval. They had their stems perched directly on top or from bottom, rather than to one side. Black mensural notation with note-heads filled in solid black was used up to about mid-15th c.; white mensural notation with void note-heads was used after that time. The present MS is in white (void) mensural notation.
STATUTA SYNODALIA, QUODQUOD A REFORMATA PER DANICAM RELIGIONE EXTANT IN DIOCEESI LUNDENSI
MS in Latin and Danish on paper, Lund, Sweden, 1594, continuations to 1740, 119 ff. (complete), 21x17 cm, single column, (17x13 cm), ca. 22 lines in Danish cursive script by several scribes.
Binding: Lund, Sweden, ca. 1594, sewn on 4 cords, covers missing. Vellum leaf from ca. 1400 as spine, MS 1920/2.
Provenance:1. Johannes Olai Stisonius Londinensis (17th c.?-); 2. Ahrensand (17th c.?); 3. Billinge and Höstånga churches, present Sweden (1784); 4. Björck & Börjesson, Stockholm. Commentary: Lund was in 16th c. a part of Denmark.
DANMARKS OG NORGIS KIRKE RITUAL
MS in Danish and Latin, Norway or Denmark, after 1685, 188 ff. (complete), 19x16 cm, single column, (15x10 cm), 15-20 lines in Gothic book script, and italics, penflourished initials.
Binding: Norway or Denmark, after 1685, Mottled calf, blindtooled and gilt, sewn on 4 cords.
Context: Copied partly from the printed edition of Joachim Schmedtgen, København 1685. Provenance: 1. Cappelens antikvariat, Oslo.