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Antiphonary of Abbot Mścisław

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Antiphonary of Abbot Mścisław
National Library of Poland
Typecodex, antiphonary
Date14th or early 15th century
Place of originBenedictine Abbey in Tyniec
Language(s)Latin
Size56x38 cm, 328 lvs[1]
AccessionRps 12720 V[1]

Antiphonary of Abbot Mścisław (Polish: Antyfonarz opata Mścisława) is an illuminated antiphonary from the late 14th or early 15th century.[2]

The manuscript was written and illuminated in the monastery scriptorium at Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec (currently a part of Cracow), compiled by Abbot Mścisław in the late 14th or early 15th century.[2] It contains antiphons, or songs corresponding to particular parts of the liturgy, accompanied by musical notation.[2] The antiphonary is decorated with illuminated initials.[2] After the dissolution of the monastery by the Austrians in the early 19th century, the antiphonary was moved to the Libraray of Lviv University.[2] It came to the National Library of Poland after World War II.[2] From May 2024, the manuscript is presented at a permanent exhibition in the Palace of the Commonwealth.[3][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Antiphonary of Abbot Mścisław". Polona (in Polish). National Library of Poland. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Makowski & Sapała 2024, p. 50.
  3. ^ "Palace of the Commonwealth open to visitors". National Library of Poland. 2024-05-28. Retrieved 2024-06-11.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Makowski, Tomasz; Sapała, Patryk, eds. (2024). The Palace of the Commonwealth. Three times opened. Treasures from the National Library of Poland at the Palace of the Commonwealth. Warsaw: National Library of Poland.

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