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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture From: Bonnie Blackburn <[log in to unmask]> > The text of the first line of what now appears to be 'Sederunt principes' http://www.neumann-walter.de/NW/November2007/27.11.07/33.jpg >has indeed been altered: it was originally 'Et enim sederunt', which is how the Introit for the Mass of St Stephen begins. The melody matches that Introit, more or less, in the Liber Usualis 414. I can only think that it was confused with the Gradual for the same mass, which begins 'Sederunt principes, et adversum me loquebantur' (LU 416). it's rather remarkable (to me) that a completely different "song" could be had by simply changing a few letters of the first line (which, we have to admit, was rather skillfully done). but that does, indeed, seem to be what has happened. others --certainly not i-- can say why. why the Introit text was was replaced with the Gradual text. > On the other side.... http://www.neumann-walter.de/NW/November2007/27.11.07/36.jpg >The text does not seem to be rewritten. yes, no problems with the verso. > Another thought: has the initial S been cut and pasted from somewhere else? does it look like it, in this detail: http://www.neumann-walter.de/NW/November2007/27.11.07/35.jpg ? not that i can see. >An entirely different manuscript? If it were a forgery, why not produce one with the proper initial E, and not change the first line of the text? there was, clearly, a reason for changing the text of the first line, which led to the "upgrading" of the initial letter to "illuminated" status, presumably to more fully obscure (or distract attention from) the underlying "E". but, it might be asked, why not just completely overpaint that E with blue, obliterating it entirely, and then overpainting the S in red, without the figure of the prothomartyr? so, we have an otherwise rather hum-drum page, made more interesting by its alterations --but the latter surely not the result of any "forgery." is that the consensus? c ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html