Fragment

Colchester: University of Essex Library, Harsnett H.e.47 ii

Host volume
Colchester: University of Essex Library, Harsnett H.e.47
Textual Information
Subject
Music
Section

Office for Feast of Holy Innocents

Orientation
foot to gutter
Transcription

(recto) Dicunt infantes domino laudes trucidati ab herode occisi predicant quod uiui non poterant . . . Benedicam dominum in omni tempore

(verso) dignis laudatur et innocens Innocentium testimonio comprobatur . . . audiui uoces occisorum

Palaeography
Type of script
Gothic
Script detail
Textura rotunda
Place of production
France
Date of production
s. xiii
s. xiii in
Material information
Material
Parchment
Type of fragment
Binding strip
Fragment type detail

lifted, back

Element of folio

strip cut across the page

Ruling

Four-line stave ruled in red

Further information
Notes

In addition to this fragment, there are adjacent to it three small reinforcing pieces (each c. 27 x 25mm) from the same music manuscript but very rubbed.

Author: James Willoughby
Colchester Harsnett H.e.47 ii
Dimensions
Fragment

164mm (h) x 80mm (w)

Number of lines
4
Number of columns
1
Height of minims
2mm
Space between lines
18mm
Height of written space
80mm
Inner margin
17mm
Width of text 1
124mm
Outer margin
23mm