Sequentiary-Hymnal (fragment). Breviarium, secular use (fragment)

England; Sweden?, 14th century, late; 15th century

Paper and parchment

i, 21, i' leaves

220 × 145 mm

2 units

Latin

Unit 1

1 (ff. 1r–18v) Hymnal

Incipit: Benedicta tu in mulieribus

Explicit: O Thoma Christi perlustrator

Note:

Among the hymns, listed in Moberg (1947), pp. 91–92, 213–233, are:

TBA

Unit 2

1 (ff. 2_1r–2_3v) Ferial Psalter (fragmentary): Vespers and Compline for Saturday

Rubric: Sabbato ad vesperas ymnus tempore estivali

Incipit: O lux beata trinitas

Explicit: et gloriam plebis tue Israel Gloria patris et filio

Note:

Among the hymns, listed in Moberg (1947), p. 92, 213–233, are:

f. 2_1r: O lux beata trinitas; Deus creator omnium polique rector;

f. 2_1v: Te lucis ante terminum; Iesu salvator saeculi;

f. 2_3v: Nunc dimittis (defective).

Physical Description

Support

Unit 1

Locus: ff. 1r–21v

Support: Parchment

Support: Western paper

Leaf dimensions: 220 × 145 mm

Additions

Binding/Endleaves

(LCI) In black ink by a modern hand (G. E. Klemming): ‘A 53 i Antiqvitets Arkivet.’ National Library book label with current signum ‘A 53’ in black ink and in pencil the words ‘låda 50’.

(f. SL1r) Pasted parchment note, cut from the former cover, with the following text, written by Martin Aschaneus: ‘Scho Klösters Hymnale’. In black ink by a modern hand (G. E. Klemming): ‘M.L. Aschanei handstil.’ In brown ink by a modern hand: ‘20’. Bottom of page: pasted paper (???) label with current signum in brown ink.

Unit 1

(f. 1r) Top of page, in brown ink by an Early Modern hand: ‘De Maria Sancta Matre Domini’. In pencil by a modern hand: ‘Sequentier Ave Maria gratia Plena ... cxvii.’ Bottom of page, in brown ink by Martin Aschaneus: ‘Liber hymnifer cum Notulis. Catalogus [table of contents] M. Aschanei 1603 ⟨manu⟩ propria’

Musical Notation

Unit 1

Four-line red staff (more TBA here)

Binding

Description:

19th century covers with marbled paper. On Spine, a paper label with text in brown ink: ‘Hymni et Sequentiae.’

TBA: Information about when the two units were joined in one volume.

Contemporary: No

History

Origin

England; Sweden?, 14th century, late; 15th century. Based on script and decoration, Moberg (1947), p. 91, suggests that the hymnal (unit 1) was produced in England, and that it may have been intended for the use of Strängnäs, with reference to the hymn ‘Christi miles gloriosus’ on f. 16v, to the feast of St Vincent (a festum duplex in Strängnäs), see Moberg (1947), p. 92, 278. The earlier attribution to Skokloster is most likely incorrect, see Husmann (1964), p. 191. The ferial psalter (unit 2) was most likely produced in Sweden (source?).

Provenance

Martin Aschaneus: ownership note on f. 1r. The manuscript is included in the list of books owned by Achaneus, see Lundström (1906), p. 265, and Gödel (1916), p. 219. Notes by Aschaneus in the margins.

The Antiquities Archive. In Helin's catalogue from the 1720s (U 91:2:2) listed as no. 20 (see number on the pasted label, f. SL1r). The current signum, ‘A 53’, was first used in Berch's catalogue dated ca 1758 (U 93).