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<p>[QUOTE="Ex Libris, post: 3572285, member: 14916"]This a thread on one of the most spectacular books in my collection. I have added several links for the readers that want even more information.</p><p><br /></p><p>The books itself is a folio sized (40x27x12 cm) and weighs more than 10 kilograms. This volume is bound in contemporary calf over wooden boards, with 8 brass knobs & corner pieces, and two brass clasps. The corner pieces and know were added to keep the book undamaged when it was lying open on a book standard. Because of the weight of the book, it will damage itself though..</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]306089[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The contents of this book is a so called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_Psalters" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_Psalters" rel="nofollow">Roman Psalter or Psalterium Romanum</a> in Latin and was printed in 1571 and 1572 bij <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christophe_Plantin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christophe_Plantin" rel="nofollow">Christophe Plantin</a> in Antwerp. In 1572 Plantin printed supplement to this work called the Antiphonary. I think I have found a matching Antiphonary, it has the same binding, the same repairs and the same written additions.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.zaalbooks.nl/books/book.php?full=undefined&mod=simple&sort=undefined&page=1&bnr=26899&length=25&cust_id=7855" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.zaalbooks.nl/books/book.php?full=undefined&mod=simple&sort=undefined&page=1&bnr=26899&length=25&cust_id=7855" rel="nofollow">Antiphonary</a> </p><p><br /></p><p>A psalter is a collections of musical scores, written in the so called "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neume" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neume" rel="nofollow">neume</a>s". As you see in the pictures this notation contains only 4 staffs instead of the modern 5 staffs. Books like this were used for choirs (mostly monks or nuns in these times) to sing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plainsong" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plainsong" rel="nofollow">plainchants</a>. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]306091[/ATTACH] </p><p>Most of the book looks like this</p><p>[ATTACH=full]306092[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>In this Youtube clip you can see how it was used and how it sounds:</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]R7y6lG9tlBY[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>A Roman Psalter is divided in two parts: The <i>Proprium Tempore (<i>Proper of the Season</i>)</i> and the <i>Proprium Sanctorum (Proper Office of the Saints)</i>. It covers the period from Advent (end of November) until Pentecost. This start of the Advent was also the start of the <a href="http://Liturgical year" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://Liturgical year" rel="nofollow">liturgical year</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]306098[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]306093[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This is the first page. it is not completely clear to me if this book should have a frontispiece (title page). You see this page is repaired,</p><p>[ATTACH=full]306090[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Somebody was not happy with this part</p><p>[ATTACH=full]306094[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Some (missing/damage) pages were added later in manuscript.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]306095[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Christoph Plantin , royal chief printer (King Phillip II of Spain), printed this book in Antwerp 1571 (MDLXXI)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]306099[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>It is quite difficult to find more information about this book. I know there is a description of it in The Plantin Press, by Leon Voet, I do not have access to a library near me where I can find it. These books are much <a href="https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=6738035968&cm_sp=det-_-bsk-_-bdp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=6738035968&cm_sp=det-_-bsk-_-bdp" rel="nofollow">more expensive</a> than than I payed for the Psalter itself <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ex Libris, post: 3572285, member: 14916"]This a thread on one of the most spectacular books in my collection. I have added several links for the readers that want even more information. The books itself is a folio sized (40x27x12 cm) and weighs more than 10 kilograms. This volume is bound in contemporary calf over wooden boards, with 8 brass knobs & corner pieces, and two brass clasps. The corner pieces and know were added to keep the book undamaged when it was lying open on a book standard. Because of the weight of the book, it will damage itself though.. [ATTACH=full]306089[/ATTACH] The contents of this book is a so called [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_Psalters']Roman Psalter or Psalterium Romanum[/URL] in Latin and was printed in 1571 and 1572 bij [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christophe_Plantin']Christophe Plantin[/URL] in Antwerp. In 1572 Plantin printed supplement to this work called the Antiphonary. I think I have found a matching Antiphonary, it has the same binding, the same repairs and the same written additions. [URL='http://www.zaalbooks.nl/books/book.php?full=undefined&mod=simple&sort=undefined&page=1&bnr=26899&length=25&cust_id=7855']Antiphonary[/URL] A psalter is a collections of musical scores, written in the so called "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neume']neume[/URL]s". As you see in the pictures this notation contains only 4 staffs instead of the modern 5 staffs. Books like this were used for choirs (mostly monks or nuns in these times) to sing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plainsong']plainchants[/URL]. [ATTACH=full]306091[/ATTACH] Most of the book looks like this [ATTACH=full]306092[/ATTACH] In this Youtube clip you can see how it was used and how it sounds: [MEDIA=youtube]R7y6lG9tlBY[/MEDIA] A Roman Psalter is divided in two parts: The [I]Proprium Tempore ([I]Proper of the Season[/I])[/I] and the [I]Proprium Sanctorum (Proper Office of the Saints)[/I]. It covers the period from Advent (end of November) until Pentecost. This start of the Advent was also the start of the [URL='http://Liturgical year']liturgical year[/URL]. [ATTACH=full]306098[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]306093[/ATTACH] This is the first page. it is not completely clear to me if this book should have a frontispiece (title page). You see this page is repaired, [ATTACH=full]306090[/ATTACH] Somebody was not happy with this part [ATTACH=full]306094[/ATTACH] Some (missing/damage) pages were added later in manuscript. [ATTACH=full]306095[/ATTACH] Christoph Plantin , royal chief printer (King Phillip II of Spain), printed this book in Antwerp 1571 (MDLXXI) [ATTACH=full]306099[/ATTACH] It is quite difficult to find more information about this book. I know there is a description of it in The Plantin Press, by Leon Voet, I do not have access to a library near me where I can find it. These books are much [URL='https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=6738035968&cm_sp=det-_-bsk-_-bdp']more expensive[/URL] than than I payed for the Psalter itself :(.[/QUOTE]
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