Manuscript leaf from a Missal, in Latin, produced in Italy (probably Siena)

Text: From a Missal, in Latin

Script: Southern Textualis Formata (Rotunda)

The text shows several psalms, from Hebrews, Luke and Matthew.

The leaf is written in two columns of twenty-nine lines each in a rounded gothic script in black and red ink.

There is one five-line initial ‘D’ in blue, orange, green, pink, red and burnished gold, with a floral extension. There are eight two-line initials alternating in blue with extensive fine red pen-scroll tracery and red with extensive fine blue pen-scroll tracery. Many capital letters are touched with yellow. Several capital letters are in blue. Some initials and tracery are touched with shell gold. The initial ‘D’ is by an illuminator in the workshop of Sano di Pietro.

It would appear that this leaf comes from the same manuscript as MS 5650/121. Both leaves have many identical or similar features suggesting the same scribe and main illuminator worked on both leaves. However the pen flourishing on MS 5650/121 is inferior to that on this leaf suggesting that different artists worked on this aspect of the decoration.

Transcription

Recto side, column 1:

1 S Acerdotes Introit(us) . [Psalm 131:9

2 tui d(omi)ne i(n)duant iust(it)ia(m)

3 et s(an)c(t)i tui ex(u)lte(n)t p(ro)pt(er) dav(id)

4 s(er)vu(m) tuu(m) no(n) av(er)tas facie(m)

5 (christ)i tui . p(salmu)s . Mem(en)to d(omi)ne [Psalm 131:1

6 david . (et) o(mn)is ma(n)suetudi(nis)

7 eius . v(ersus) . Gloria . Oratio .

8 D A q(uesumu)s om(ni)p(oten)s deus

9 ut b(ea)ti silvestri co(n)-

10 fessoris tui atq(ue) po(n)tifi-

11 cis ven(er)anda sole(m)nita(s) .

12 et devotione(m) nob(is) an-

13 geat (et) salute(m) . P(er) . Et

14 fit (com)m(emoratio) de oct(av)is . Ep(isto)la

15 Testificor cora(m) deo . R(equire) .

16 in co(mun)i uni(us) (con)fess(oris) pont(ificis) .

17 GR(aduale) E cce sac(er)dos ma-

18 gnus qui i(n) dieb(us) sui(s) pla-

19 cuit deo . V(ersus) . No(n) est i(n)ve(n)tus

20 simil(is) illi qui (con)s(er)varet le-

21 ge(m) excelsi . A ll(elu)ia . v(ersus) . In-

22 veni david s(er)vu(m) meu(m) o-

23 leo s(an)c(t)o m(e)o unxi . Eva(n)g(e)l(ium) .

24 Sint lu(m)bi v(est)ri . R(equire) u(bi) ep(isto)la .

25 Off(erto)r(ium) . I nve(n)i david s(er)vu(m) [Psalm 88:21

26 meu(m) oleo m(e)o unxi eu(m) ma-

27 nus e(n)i(m) m(e)a auxiliab(itu)r ei .

28 et brachiu(m) meu(m) (con)fortab(it)

29 eum . Secreta .

Recto side, column 2:

1 S Ancti tui nos d(omi)ne

2 q(uesumu)s ubiq(ue) letifice(n)t :

3 ut du(m) eor(um) me(r)ita reco-

4 lim(us) patrocinia sentia-

5 mus . P(er) . Com(munio) . B (ea)t(u)s ser- [Matthew 24:26

6 vus que(m) cu(m) ven(er)it d(omi)n(u)s i(n)-

7 ven(er)it vigila(n)te(m) am(en) dico

8 vob(is) sup(er) o(mn)ia bona sua co(n)-

9 stituet eum . Post com(munionem) .

10 P R(est)a q(uesumu)s om(ni)p(otem)s deus :

11 ut de p(er)ceptis mu(n)e-

12 rib(us) gra(tia)s exhibe(n)tes :

13 int(er)cede(n)te b(ea)to silvestr(o)

14 (con)fessore tuo atq(ue) po(n)ti-

15 fice beneficia potiora

16 su(m)mam(us) . P(er) . Si festu(m)

17 s(an)c(t)i silvestri in d(o)m(ini)ca ve-

18 nerit . off(iciu)m fit de eo . et

19 (com)m(emoratio) de d(omi)nica . (et) de oct(av)i(s) .

20

In octa(vo) nat(ivitat)is d(omi)ni . [line filler]

21 St(ati)o ad s(an)c(t)am mariam

22 tra(n)stiberim . Introitu(s) .

23 P Uer nat(us) e(st) nob(is) (et) fili(us) da-

24 tus e(st) nob(is) cui(us) imp(er)iu(m)

25 sup(er) humeru(m) ei(us) (et) vocab(itu)r

26 nom(en) ei(us) mag(ni) (con)silii a(n)g(e)l(u)s . p(salmu)s .

27 Ca(n)tate d(omi)no ca(n)ticu(m) novu(m) [Psalm 97:1

28 q(uia) mirabilia fec(it) . V(ersus) . Glo-

29 ria patri (et) filio . Oratio .

Verso side, column 1:

1 D Eus qui sa-

2 lutis ete(r)ne-

3 b(ea)te ma(r)ie vi(r)

4 ginitate fe-

5 cu(n)da huma-

6 no generi premia pre-

7 stitisti : tribue q(uesumu)s : ut

8 ip(s)am p(ro) nobi(s) int(er)ced(er)e

9 sentiam(us) : p(er) qua(m) me(r)ui-

10 mus auctore(m) vite su-

11 scip(er)e d(omi)n(u)m n(ost)r(u)m ih(esu)m

12 (christu)m filiu(m) tuu(m) Q(ui) tec(um)

13 Et no(n) fit aliq(ua) (com)m(emoratio) nisi

14 t( )m de s(an)c(t)o basilio e(pisco)po et

15 (con)fessore (et) s(an)c(t)a martina

16 v(ir)gine . Ep(isto)la . Apparui(t)

17 gratia d(e)i salvatoris

18 n(ost)ri Re(quire) in prima mis-

19 sa nat(ivitatis) . R(esponsorium) V ideru(n)t o(mne)s [Psalm 97:3

20 fines t(er)re salutare d(e)i nost(ri)

21 iubilate d(omin)o o(mn)is t(er)ra . v(ersus) . No [Psalm 97:2

22 tum fec(it) d(omi)n(u)s salutare suu(m)

23 an(te) (con)sp(e)c(t)um gentiu(m) revela-

24 vit iust(it)iam sua(m) . A ll(elui)a . v(ersus)

25 multipha(r)ie oli(m) d(eu)s loq(ue)ns [Hebrews 1:1

26 p(at)rib(us) in p(ro)ph(et)is . novissi(m)e

27 dieb(us) istis locutus e(st) nob(is)

28 in filio suo . S(ecundu)m luca(m)

29 I N illi(o) t(empore) : Postq(uam) (con)suma- [Luke 2:21

Verso side, column 2:

1 ti su(n)t dies octo ut cir-

2 cu(m)cideret(ur) puer . vocatu(m)

3 est nom(en) eius ih(esu)s . Q(uo)d

4 vocatu(m) est ab angelo :

5 priusq(uam) in ut(er)o (con)cip(er)et(ur) .

6 Off(erto)r(ium) . T ui su(n)t celi (et) tu(a) [Psalm 88:12

7 est t(er)ra orbe(m) t(er)rar(um) (et) pleni-

8 tudine(m) eius tu fu(n)dasti . iu-

9 stitia(m) (et) iudiciu(m) p(re)p(ar)atio se-

10 dis tue . Secreta .

11 M Unerib(us) n(ost)ris q(uesumu)s

12 d(omi)ne precibusq(ue) suscep-

13 tis . (et) celestib(us) no(s) mu(n)-

14 da mist(er)iis : (et) clem(en)ter

15 exaudi . P(er) . Co(mmunio) . V ide-

16 ru(n)t om(ne)s fines t(er)re salu-

17 tare dei nostri . P(os)t co(mmunionem) .

18 H Ec nos co(mmun)io d(omi)ne [line filler]

19 purget a c(ri)mine : (et)

20 intercede(n)te b(ea)ta dei [line filler]

21 genet(ri)ce ma(r)ia : celest(is)

22 remedii faciat e(ss)e (con)so(r)-

23 tes . P(er) .

In oct(av)a s(an)c(t)i ste-

24 phani . totu(m) off(iciu)m mi(s)-

25 se d(icitu)r sic(ut) in die . pret(er) or(ati)o-

26 ne(m) q(ue) d(icitu)r . O(mni)p(oten)s se(m)pit(er)ne

27 d(eu)s q(ui) p(ri)mitias m(arty)r(u)m .

28 Quam Re(quire) p(os)t off(icium) s(an)c(t)i

29 stepha(n)i . (et) fit (com)m(emorati)o d(e) s(an)c(t)o

Notes:

A Letters: a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,s,t,u/v,x.

Capitals: A,B,C,E,G,I,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U/V,

.

B Versals: D,H,I,M,P,S.

C Blue capital ‘E’ (recto 1, line 17).

D Blue capital ‘I’ (recto 1, line 25).

E Blue capital ‘V’ (verso 1, line 17).

F Blue capital ‘T’ (verso 2, line 6).

G Alternative forms of letters ‘d’(2), ‘i’(2), ‘m’(3), ‘r’(2), ‘s’(3) and ‘u’(2).

Where two letters ‘i’ are adjacent the second one has a descender.

Note the sideways ‘m’ in ‘festum’ (recto 2, line 16), and the

unusual ‘m’ in ‘humano’ (verso 1, lines 5/6).

Note the shapes of ‘u’ and ‘v’ in ‘novum’ (recto 2, line 27).

H Fusion between letters ‘be’, ‘da’, ‘de’, ‘hs’, ‘ma’, ‘Me’, ‘nd’, ‘ob’, ‘oc’,

‘oq’, ‘os’, ‘pc’, ‘pe’, ‘po’, ‘pp’ and ‘ps’.

I Elision between letters ‘ci’, ‘cu’, ‘fi’, ‘gi’, ‘ri’, ‘ti’ and ‘tu’.

J Ligature with ‘st’, e.g. in ‘est’ (recto 1, line 19).

K Use of the uncrossed Tironian ‘et’ (e.g. in recto 1, line 6).

L Use of blue paragraph sign ‘

’ (e.g. in recto 2, line 20).

M Use of ‘xp’ in place of the Greek chi-rho (‘χρ’) in ‘christi’ (recto 1, line 5).

N Abbreviation of ‘quesumus’ (recto 1, line 8).

O Abbreviation of ‘omnipotens’ (recto 1, line 8).

P Abbreviation of ‘commemoratio’ (recto 1, line 14).

Q Abbreviation of ‘confessoris’ (recto 1, line 16).

R Abbreviation of ‘con’ in ‘conservaret’ (recto 1, line 20).

S Abbreviation of ‘Evangelium’ (recto 1, line 23).

T Use of ‘i’ as a short line filler (recto 2, line 20).

U Abbreviation of ‘angelus’ (recto 2, line 26).

V Abbreviation of ‘pro’ (verso 1, line 8).

W Abbreviation of ‘per’ (verso 1, line 9).

X Abbreviation of ‘commemoratio’ (verso 1, line 13).

Y Abbreviation of ‘omnes’ with a trailing ‘s’ (verso 1, line 19).

Z Abbreviation of ‘Alleluia’ (verso 1, line 24).

AA Abbreviation of ‘diebus’ (verso 1, line 27).

AB Abbreviation of ‘Secundum’ (verso 1, line 28).

AC Abbreviation of ‘Omnipotens’ (verso 2, line 26).

AD Under the versals and the blue capitals the main scribe has written

a small letter to guide the illuminator.

MS 5650/121