| Description | Two folios from an antiphonal, part of the same manuscript but not consecutive. Probably created in the early part of the 11th century in western Germany, they include musical notation in a fine example of Germanic neumes. The parchment leaves were found attached to each other with paper fastenings which were probably made when the fragments were used for binding. They have since been separated as part of conservation treatment.
Main body text in a Caroline minuscule script in dark brown ink, with red rubrics. The red pigment has broken down, leaving a metallic residue over some of the letters. Single column of text with neumes above, one line of text and notation missing from the top of both folios. The text contains chants for the Summer Histories, specifically Kings (De Regum) and Wisdom (De Sapientia).
Folio 1:The text begins at the end of a chant based on II Kings 2:14 "...que pallium heliae quod ceciderat ei percussit que aquas et dixit". This is followed by I Samuel 7:3 "Preparate corda vestra domino "; and II Samuel I, beginning: "Planxit autem david planctu magno super saul et ionathan" and continues with text from II Samuel on the verso.
The text of the final line on f.1v is the chant "sagitta ionathae numquam abiit retrorsum nec de[clinavit clipeus eius in bello...]" but is not complete on this folio and does not appear to continue onto f.2r.
Folio 2: The text on folio 2r begins at the end of a chant for De Sapientia: "[Super salutem et omnem pulchritudinem dilexi sapientiam et proposui] pro luce habere illam venerunt mihi omnia bona pariter cum illa", and is followed by other chants based on the Book of Wisdom. This continues on the verso.
There are several pencil annotations on both folios, the number 2 is written in blue and purple pencil three times on f.1r and 2a is written on f.2r+v. "s. XI" has also been marked at the bottom of f.1r. There is an annotation in ink at the top left corner of f.1v in a later hand than the main text, possibly 15th century? A large "N.165" has been drawn in ink at the bottom of f.1v.
There is also a modern pencil annotation at the bottom of f.1v, "Aus Pharetra, Buxheim". It is possible that this may relate to the work the fragment was bound into, e.g. Pharetra fidei. |
| CustodialHistory | Annotated in pencil "Aus Pharetra, Buxheim". |