LEADER 01325cpcaa2200169 a 4500001 99101598363506421 005 20201008162716.0 008 170322i11001199xx d 035 (NjP)10159836-princetondb 035 |z(NjP)Voyager10159836 035 |z(NjP)Voyager10159836 040 NjP |cNjP |edacs 245 10 Italian antiphoner fragment, |f12th century 300 Fragment; |c19 x 27 cm 520 Fragment of a bifolium from a small Italian antiphoner dating from the second half of the 12th century. Rubricated text and musical notation worn and abraded as a result of the bifolium having been recovered from a book binding. Includes 10 long lines per page, with Gregorian chant in neumes written in the Nonantula system of musical notation. The most complete page includes antiphons and responsories for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (May 3), including portions of the first and second vespers): "In inventione Sanctae Crucis. Hoc signum crucis. Per signum sanctae crucis. In evangelium amen. O crux benedicta..."; "Ad cantum antiphon. Dulce lignum dulces clavos dulce pondus sustinuit que meruit portare precium huius seculi. Alleluia..."). 541 Purchased by Princeton Mendel Music Library from Philip J. Pirages. |eAM 2017-119. 650 10 Gregorian chants |y12th century |vSources. 655 7 Liturgical books |zItaly |y12th century. |2lcsh 655 7 Manuscripts |y12th century. |2lcsh