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Leaf with Latin and German sacred songs.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 591 Folder 52
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- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author/Creator:
- Abelard, Peter, 1079-1142, author.
- Language:
- German, Middle High (ca. 1050-1500)
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Songs and music.
- Mary.
- Sacred vocal music--Early works to 1800.
- Sacred vocal music.
- Genre:
- Fragments (object portions)
- Songs.
- Translations.
- Manuscripts, German (Middle High) -- 15th century.
- Manuscripts, Latin -- 15th century.
- Manuscripts, Medieval.
- Manuscripts, Renaissance.
- Penn Provenance:
- Formerly owned by bookseller Bernard M. Rosenthal (Berkeley, California; Christie's).
- Offered at auction at Venator & Hanstein (Cologne), Auktion 98 (22 September 2006), lot 611.
- Offered for sale by Bernard Quaritch Ltd. (London), catalog 1434 (Medieval & Renaissance manuscripts, 2016), number 42.
- Formerly owned by collector Martin Schøyen (Oslo, Norway), MS 5578 (note in pencil, upper right recto).
- Sold at auction at Christie's, online sale 22134 (The History of Western Music: Manuscripts from the Schøyen Collection, 25 October-8 November 2023), lot 57.
- Physical Description:
- 1 item (1 leaf) : parchment ; 290 x 210 mm
- Production:
- Germany?, between 1425 and 1475?
- Contained In:
- Manuscript Fragment Collection. Folder 52
- Language Note:
- In Latin.
- Summary:
- Parchment leaf with German and Latin text in German cursive script and musical staff notation, from the mid-15th century, formerly used as a flyleaf. The recto is text only, including a list with the phrases "Haec est virgo sapiens," "Domine non sum dignus," and "Lumen ad revelationem," possibly related to chants or songs. The contents of the verso include a sacred song in two parts for a religious observance with a Latin text, written on 5-line staves; the text of the Monk of Salzburg's translation into German of the Latin hymn text "Mittit ad virginem" by Peter Abelard; and, in darker ink, possibly a medicinal or culinary note (Christie's).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.
- Contains:
- Abelard, Peter, 1079-1142, author.
- Hermann, von Salzburg, active 14th century, translator.
- OCLC:
- 1549619792
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