medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Erik Drigsdahl wrote:
>
> Sorry if I missed to clarify the date of the Mass
> of the 'Invention of St. Stephen'
> In this case it is, as John Briggs has pointed out, the 'Inventio CORPORIS Sci
> Stephani' - celebrated on August 3rd. (as it is
> written in the margin of the leaf).
>
> This does, however, not change anything, because the liturgy on 3rd
> August was exactly the same as on December 26, as the 'Liber Usualis' says:
> 'Omnia ut in die 26. Decembris, praeter Orationem'
> (everything is the same as 26 Dec., except for the prayers)
> Which means that all music on 3. August is the same as on 26. December,
> for which reason the 'Liber Usualis' not has a reference to this day.
And I obviously didn't spell out the folly of seeking 14th/15th century Office texts of an unknown Use amongst the 20th century Mass texts in the Roman Use 'Liber Usualis'. In any case, the 'Liber Usualis' doesn't generally include Matins or Lauds texts - which is what we are dealing with here. (To repeat, an Antiphoner doesn't include Mass Introits.)
> The text on the 'back' of the leaf (the
> supposed recto side!) has been almost
> entirely rewritten, and keen observers with
> detective skills will be able to read
> some erased and bleaked lost original text
> beneath when this picture is reversed:
The "erased and bleaked lost original text" is simply show-through from the other side! (That is why it is reversed.) I'm sure that a palaeographer will be along in a minute to explain it [failing that an expert in "writing systems"...]
As far as anyone can see, no text has been erased.
John Briggs
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