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Book of Hours #43 ana=Ant. 15th C French #36

Versiale (Lands + Vespers) X Domina exaudi orationem meam O Lord hear my prayer Rx Et Clamor meus ad te veniat And I do my cry come unto thee Oremus Let us Pray Oratio Collect

#43 St. John, Apostly + Evangelist Ecclesian taum, Domme, #36 Of thy goodness, O Lord, benig nus illustra: ut enlighten they Church: that, berti Joannis Apostoli illumined by the teaching tui et Evangelistae illuminata of blessed John they Apostle doctrinis, ad dona perveniat and Evangelist, she may sempiterna. Per. attain to eternal gifts. Through

#43 Benedicamus Domino Let us bless the Lord Deo gratias #36 Thanks be to God Pater noster On Father

Monday in Whitsun Week - Collect Deus, qui Apostolis O God, who didst give this sanctum dedisti the Holy Ghost to thine Spiritum: concede plebi #36 Apostles, grant to thy people tune piae petitionis effectum; the fruit of their loving prayer; #43 ut quibus dedisti fidem, that where theou hast given lariaris et pacem. faith there also thon mayest Per Dominum ... in unitate bestow peace. Through our ejusdem. Lord ... in unity with the same Holy Ghost.

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Aug. 15 Famulorum tuorum qusesumus Forgive, O Lord, we Domine, delictis ignosce: ut #36 beseech thee, the sons of qui tibi placare de actibus thy servants; that we, who nostris non valemus Genitricis by our own deeds are unable #43 Filii tui Domini nostri to please thee, may be saved intercessione salvemur. by the mother of thy Son, our Qui tecum Lord who Liveth.

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Valerius Maximus, Gaius (fl. c. AD20) (c. 49 B.C.-c. 30 AD) Factorum ac Dictiorum Memorabiluim liber ad Tyberium Caesarem (Facta et dicta memorabilia) c the commentary of Oliverius Arzignanenois Venia: Guilelmus Anima Mia, Tridinensis Latin 12 Aug. 1491 f° Liber I-XI b3 Goff V39 HC 15791 Pr 5114 BMC V p 412 cop HEHL, Yale, Harv. C.L. {of Piancerto + Trino in the Duchy of Montferrat.

244 leaves, 5-244 numbered I-CCXL 64 lines of commentary surrounding the text, + headline, 245 (252) x 150 mm Types 113R.; 78R.; 78 Gk. Marginalia. Woodcut capitals, also spaces, c guide letters Only ed. by this printer. Having first appeared as the partner of Antonello di Burasconi in an Aquinas of 31 May 1485, Anima Mia is found printing alone on 11 Aug. 1486, + so continues until Nov 1491. Subsequent books containing his name date from 1493, 4 + 99.

"Nine books of memorable acts + speeches Deeds + Sayings" of the Romans - by Valerius Maximus, a writer in the reign o fTiberius (14-37 AD) see - Kraus Incurabula #148 -- The work is a collection of anectodes drawn from Roman + Greek history, classified by subject, intended as a stock of illustrative examples to be incorporated into orations or rhetorical exercises. Though much of the material is taken from Cicero + Livy, it includes some stories from the author's own time (1st century AD) + is thus an important original source for the reign of Tiberius. It is the 1st extant example of the unctuous melodramatic style of later Latin prose, + its long career as one of the most used text books of the Middle Ages + Renaissance spread + kept alive this style, both in Latin + the vernacular languages. At least 23 editions appeared before 1501 + Schweiger lists 100 editions which appeared from 1501 to 1600. Numerous translations have also been made.

- over 50% of the writers whose words were printed in the 15th C were Italian. 15th C. authors heavily outnumber all the other writers whose books were printed in this century. -some 72%

Incumabula - 45% - religion 10% - law 10% science 30% - literature 5% - misc.

Clande Marks 914.4031 M34 (Santa Clara) Apart from the influence of Provencal verse in Italy + Catalinian the most vital impact fo the great use of troubadour poetry was felt in Germany + Austria with the Minnesingus of the late 12th + 13th centuries. The Manesse Codex is the largest collection of Minnesingen poems It was compiled in Zurich in the early 14th Century. SOng manuscript from the Abbey of Weingarten now in Stuttgart.

Point System - originated in 1737 with Puine Fournier 72 points to the inch 1 point = 0.0138" with 12 points making 1 pica "brevier" = 8 points

Colin Clair 1472 The 2nd press in Milan was established by Philippus de Lavagnia. His name is last found in 1490.

Scholderen 50 Essays Panfilo Castaldi (1471) - 1st printer - Milan a) Antonius zarotus (his foreman) b) Philippus de Cavaniis of Lavagna 1st book - 25 March 1472. 60 or so books connected with him 1st foreman - Joannes de Sidriano. 2nd - Valdarfer. 3rd - Pachd + Scinzenzeler. after 1480 - Lowagna wored as a traveller for a publishing independent editions.)

although the owner of a press it is doubtful if Lavagna was the actual printer of the books he published wich were prob. the work of his 1st foreman - Sidriano

- Milan produced more than 810 incunabula - Bologna about 300.

punctus flexus ( a mark of punctuation like a "7" with a dot beneath) which was characteristic of Cistercian use.

Britain the English three-stroke superscript sign which most commonly represents the er or the re sound (z) (z) thrailing headed a (2)

(8) the reverse curve + shading of the final stroke of the minuscule d - distinctively English chancery, found nowhere else in Europe.

t (ter) the er flourish so characteristically English v - the English forked r going below the line.

the influence of the chancery hand upon the gothic will become more obvious as we move into the 14th C. the English superscript conterclockwise sign for terminal r or er (3) 1336 - the flourishes + heavy finishing strokes of the d + the r, er, re sign and the e coming off a forked r - unmistakably English.

Spain See #74 the peculiar Spanish Z [z] oms, omium, oma for omnes, omnium, omoria n and no for non, all of which will be recognized as characteristic Visigothic script for some time before this text (1188). omia-omnia bns-benedictus an-autem z for usiam (eccia) ecca - ecclesia mm-meum pplos-populos Spanish gothic - heavy + stubby with a slight tendency to roundness

the sign for esse P or F was common in philosophical circles in Europe in the 14th C. the influence of the Caroligian minuscule - as in all humanistic scripts the long i after a minimed letter (i, m, n, w) oia for omne

with - long horizontal stroke 1396 - late for good gothic the d looped at the top + pointed at the lower left - a late development seldom found before the 15th C.

Italy (Q) -used alone or internally (qui) qa (quia) inqt(inquit) qd(quid) bs for bus Italian abbreviational characteristies

the wavy line for r or ra ev, re, ri will assume more significacance in Italian hands from this point (1188) et sign - long upper horizontal stroke + absence of a medial crossbar (7) is quite Italian -the unical a, the horiz ascendes of the d.

the super script us sign - an elongated cresent open toward the lower left is frequent in Italian gothic instead of the more usual form of a 9, as found in northern gothic(7) wavy line for omitted r, er, re (over proximate vowel to represent omitted r) x for double s

gothic tradition for the upper horizontal stroke of r to continue into the next letter e.g. ra, re, ri, ro.

vertical lines in the capitals, characteristic of Italian rubrication --> T=T - 1204-becomes discinctive later in this Century + persists through the 15th C. Italian spelling (michi) tendency to square letter structure. the horizontal ascender of the d (d) the roundness of the characters in Italian gothic contributes to the impression of width as opposed to that of height in French gothic reversed c for - bus superscript 9. -tio instead of cio final y for i italianisms - the round a (a), n for non, final y for i - the wavy line for ra as gratis was quite general all over Europe long ascenders reflects the practice used in the writing of legal documents.

that their shape be well defined. Thus the rather cursive strokes of the neumes were thickened at the hand + feet, so that the number + position of the notes became clearer. THus with the introduction of broader nibs the points became small squares. The ordinary 'neumatic' notation thus passed through the stage of 'point neum' notation to 'square' notation.

15th C English which = wach, wecha, wiche, quych, qwech, wheche.

Gradual - containing the Introits, Graduals (i.e. Psalms + Antiphons) Preceding the Gospels) Offertories, Communions etc set to music. It is to the Missal what the Antiphonary is to the Breviary. The Psalter illuminated was largely used before the 10+15 C. in a great measure superceeded, their contents being included in the Breviaries. The Breviary itself is nothing more than the form of recitation of the Psalter distributed throughout the one nocturoral + 7 daily Services arranged for th e7 days of the week with accompanying lessons, hymns, collects, antiphons, etc. for the most part varying with the season. The Book of Hours contains chiefly the Office of our Lady form the Breviary; with the addition of various prayers + other material.

Books in Manuscript 2nd edition revised 1920 London Falconer Madan Kegan Paul, Trench, Truber + Co. Ltd. R. Z105 M17

Abbreviation by Contraction - 3 chict kinds in the middle Ages A) by abbreviative signs, 7 in number value 1) -or- above preceeding letter m or n 2) s or 3 " er, re, ri, in or - 3) 7 above but after preceding letter us 4) z or s " preceding letter ur 5) c on line con or com 6) : than; then 3 " [q]ue, et, - (b)us 7) 4 " rum or m Thus mud^7 (1, 3) 7C^5t at^2 (5, 2, 4) plurib; (6) mensa4 (7) There are also a few general signs such as Exon = Exonia, Exonianses etc.) resp (regis) p = ser p = pre p = per p = pro B) Abbreviation by position of letters 1) vowels over preceding letters indicate suppression of r before or after the vowel. Thus c^a men = crimen, u^e bi = uerbi not ubi 2) Q omits its u, if the vowel following is written over q. THus q = quo C) Abbreviation by omission. The first + last letters must be given, + usually one medial; the word must be in common use; + as in all cases of contraction, a line must be drawn over the contracted part, e.g. vij (videlicet, our viz.) lre (litere) 3tr (similiter) oro (oratio)

Incipit = here beginneth Explicit = here is unfolded or rolled out to the end

Sepientiar - wisdom Ecclesine - Church Ecu - behold Protesta - grant In illo tempore - at that time

II (65-134)

4 line staff - customarily employed for ecclesiastical chant (Mass) as opposed to the 5 1. staff customary for other music - became widespread in the 12 c. - the vital link between the music of the Middle Ages + the Renaissance is that found in England in the early 15th c. "Sumer Is Icumen In" - one of the most celebrated of all mediaeval musical compositions. - In the 11th c Guido d'Arezzo advocated the use of colored lines on or in the stave to serve as clefs but also used the lettering system which quickly became the usual method. The pitches F + C were 1st represented because they stand above a semitone which it is important to identify. The signs for B flat + B natural were also used. Not until the 15th c did the G clef become common. Other letters such as D + A appear less often.

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