12 folios. 12-12.5 x 17.5-18.5 cm. 1 column, 9 lines. Bif 1/4 has been cut into two pieces. Ff. 2, 3", 5', 8', 9'and 12 are partly dark.
15th c. Large initials: 1) blue, and 2) red. Small initials are highlighted with red and filled with straw yellow, but in many places the colour is faded to near invisibility. Quadratic notation on a red four-line staff (14.5 mm, ruled with a rastrum), linea, custos, b rotundum. Photograph of fi 5'on p. 152.
ANTIPHONARIUM CUM HYMNIS ET TONIS INVITATORIORUM, includes chants for the Bridgettine weekly cycle of offices. Geete 1895 passim.
F. 1 [Cantus sororum, feria ij] beginning with the 3rd stanza ('lit indurates) of the hymn at vespers, [Deus plasmator], and ending pulchris re\pleta] of the 1st stanza of the hymn at compline, Celestis erat curia. Ff. 2-3 [Ut supra, feria iij] beginning [proplie\te letantes of the invitatory, [Filiiim Dei quern], and ending et nunc of the doxology of the invitatory psalm. F. 4 [Idem) continuing de affligentibus of the 3rd ant. at matins, [Salva nos], and ending successionen! stiain of the 2nd resp., Intelligens abraham. Ff. 5-6 [Ut supra, feria iv[ beginning solis luce of the 2nd stanza of the hymn at lauds, [Tu miro micans], and ending gloriam in of the ant. at sext, Corde et aniino. Kr Hymn, beside the one mentioned: Ignis ardore triplicis. Ff. 7-8 [Ut supra, feria vj beginning est mare of the invitatory psalm, and ending in the 1st ant. at matins, Clamauimus ad deiim. kf Hymn: Quoin terra poiitus. Ff. 9-10 [Ut supra, feria vj] beginning [iii\troibiiut in of the invitatory psalm, and ending miuuit ita of the 1st resp. at matins, Sicut spinarum vicinitas. "3" Hymn: Relictis mundi friuolis. Ff. 11-12 [Idem] continuing with the short responsory at terce, Spineo serto V Ut, and ending captus est of the psalm ant. at vespers, Annuncietur in vuiuersa.
A record on f 9' suggests that the documents were attached to their wrapper in Finland. Provenance: Nådendal cloister ? F. 2" Cf. 1767. "Peder Olofsons Räkenskap af Maska Häredtt for Åhrlige Ränttan, Sakörer,Tionden, RäfskinsPeningar, Landtogz ock Präste giärden [...] Hielper och Giärder ffrå Johannj åhr 1614 och till Johannij Anno etc 1615." F. 4'Cf. 1767. "Finland 1614 No 16". Ff. 5'-8'359"Abo Slåtz Rassboorgz och [...] medh Alandh Ähr 1610"."Förslag",see the description of Antiphoner No. 27."Finland 1610 N:o 1 R 5". F. 9"'Gabriell Benssons Egenhand".This signature was placed inside a fold of the wrapper. Gabriel Berendtsson was the bailiff of Masko in 1609-1610 and the castellan of Åbo in 1611. Almquist 1922-1923 p. 59.
Ff. 9"-12'1721 "Copie lengdt aff Masko heredt [...] 609". "Finland 1609 No 16".