Gradual of Abbot Mścisław (Polish: Graduał opata Mścisława) is an illuminated gradual from around 1390.[3]
| Gradual of Abbot Mścisław | |
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| National Library of Poland | |
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| Also known as | Graduale de tempore et de sanctis |
| Type | codex, gradual |
| Date | c. 1390 |
| Place of origin | Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec |
| Language(s) | Latin |
| Size | 55.5x38 cm, 328 lvs (656 pp.)[1] |
| Accession | Rps 12722 V[2] |
The gradual was produced around 1390 on the initiative of Mścisław, abbot of the Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec (currently a part of Kraków).[3][4] The Gradual was used for a long time.[4] This is indicated by the additions from 1569 the index dating from 1632 and 16th-century binding.[4] After the dissolution of the Tyniec monastery in 1817, the manuscript was transferred to the Library of Lviv University.[3][4] It came to the National Library of Poland after World War II.[3]
The manuscript contains liturgical songs along with a musical notation, richly decorated by illuminators from Lesser Poland.[3] The decoration of the manuscript was done by two painters and completed by a third.[4] The pages are adorned with 11 initials with figurative miniatures and floral decorations on the margins.[1] The first page of the codex contains an image of Abbot Mścisław himself praying at the side of St Gregory the Great.[3][4]
From May 2024, the manuscript is presented at a permanent exhibition in the Palace of the Commonwealth.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b More precious than gold 2003, section ″Abbot Mścisław’s Gradual″.
- ^ "Graduale de tempore et de sanctis". Polona. National Library of Poland. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ a b c d e f Makowski & Sapała 2024, p. 48.
- ^ a b c d e f More precious than gold 2003, section "Abbot Mścisław's Gradual".
- ^ "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.
- Tchórzewska-Kabata, Halina; Dąbrowski, Maciej, eds. (2003). More precious than gold. Treasures of the Polish National Library (electronic version) (PDF). Translated by Dorosz, Janina. Warsaw: National Library of Poland. ISBN 83-7009-402-3.
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