細節
DIURNAL, Latin, Cistercian use. [Germany], 1468.
MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM, i + 274 leaves, modern pencilled foliation, [1 leaf, 110 212 (-1) 3-910 108 11-2510 26-288], traces of original quiring, horizontal catchwords on the last versos of quires from f. 32v on, 100 x 68mm. (3 7/8 x 2 3/4in.), written in brown or black and red ink in two sizes of small angular textura script, ruled in brown ink, single columns of 17 lines, justification (60 x 42mm.), 2 TEN-LINE DIVIDED RED AND BLUE LOMBARD INITIALS (ff. 23v, 129v), ONE INCORPORATING THE DATE 1468, many one- or two-line Lombard initials in alternating red and blue, rubrics in red, capitals touched in red, SIGNED AND DATED BY THE RUBRICATOR AND SCRIBE. Initial and final leaves somewhat darkened with small rust holes in margins, margins thumbed throughout, some old cockling to margins, original defects (holes, slits, or missing corners) affecting about fifteen leaves without loss of text, original mend in the margin of f. 129, occasional bleed-through of rubricator's ink (especially ff. 23r, 129r, 129v), apparently complete and in very good condition.
Binding
Original red-stained leather over wooden boards, rebacked, one clasp missing (catchplate retained), in modern buckram box.
Texts
Calendar verses (f. 1v; f. 1r and f. 2r blank). Calendar, including feasts of St. Robert of Molesme (April 29), the Crown of Thorns (red, Aug. 11), St. Bernard (red, Aug. 20) with octave, and St. Malachy (red, Nov. 5) (ff. 2v-14r). Prayers for the common of saints and named saints (ff. 14v-22r; f. 22v blank). Proper of the Season, from Vespers of Saturday before the first Sunday in Advent through the twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost (ff. 23r-129r: Incipit diurnale de tempore et de sanctis secundum ordinem Cysterciensem). Proper of the Saints from St. Stephen through St. Thomas the Apostle (ff. 129v-213v). Common of the Saints (ff. 213v-272r; ff. 272v-274v blank but ruled).
Signed and dated by the rubricator, who was also the scribe: Johannes Zurn 1468 (f. 129r); the date 1468 incorporated into an initial (f. 129v); also dated 1468 at end of text (f. 272r). Johannes Zurn, a Cistercian of the imperial abbey of Herrenalb in the northern part of the Black Forest (near Karlsruhe, Baden Württemberg), also copied a book of prayers in 1482-84 (ms. Berlin 725 [th. quart. 9]) and another small-format Cistercian diurnal in 1499 (ms. Berlin 746 [th. oct. 13]).
MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM, i + 274 leaves, modern pencilled foliation, [1 leaf, 110 212 (-1) 3-910 108 11-2510 26-288], traces of original quiring, horizontal catchwords on the last versos of quires from f. 32v on, 100 x 68mm. (3 7/8 x 2 3/4in.), written in brown or black and red ink in two sizes of small angular textura script, ruled in brown ink, single columns of 17 lines, justification (60 x 42mm.), 2 TEN-LINE DIVIDED RED AND BLUE LOMBARD INITIALS (ff. 23v, 129v), ONE INCORPORATING THE DATE 1468, many one- or two-line Lombard initials in alternating red and blue, rubrics in red, capitals touched in red, SIGNED AND DATED BY THE RUBRICATOR AND SCRIBE. Initial and final leaves somewhat darkened with small rust holes in margins, margins thumbed throughout, some old cockling to margins, original defects (holes, slits, or missing corners) affecting about fifteen leaves without loss of text, original mend in the margin of f. 129, occasional bleed-through of rubricator's ink (especially ff. 23r, 129r, 129v), apparently complete and in very good condition.
Binding
Original red-stained leather over wooden boards, rebacked, one clasp missing (catchplate retained), in modern buckram box.
Texts
Calendar verses (f. 1v; f. 1r and f. 2r blank). Calendar, including feasts of St. Robert of Molesme (April 29), the Crown of Thorns (red, Aug. 11), St. Bernard (red, Aug. 20) with octave, and St. Malachy (red, Nov. 5) (ff. 2v-14r). Prayers for the common of saints and named saints (ff. 14v-22r; f. 22v blank). Proper of the Season, from Vespers of Saturday before the first Sunday in Advent through the twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost (ff. 23r-129r: Incipit diurnale de tempore et de sanctis secundum ordinem Cysterciensem). Proper of the Saints from St. Stephen through St. Thomas the Apostle (ff. 129v-213v). Common of the Saints (ff. 213v-272r; ff. 272v-274v blank but ruled).
Signed and dated by the rubricator, who was also the scribe: Johannes Zurn 1468 (f. 129r); the date 1468 incorporated into an initial (f. 129v); also dated 1468 at end of text (f. 272r). Johannes Zurn, a Cistercian of the imperial abbey of Herrenalb in the northern part of the Black Forest (near Karlsruhe, Baden Württemberg), also copied a book of prayers in 1482-84 (ms. Berlin 725 [th. quart. 9]) and another small-format Cistercian diurnal in 1499 (ms. Berlin 746 [th. oct. 13]).