Janus: Chorale Directorium

Manuscripts contains:
<-- See earlier
MS Add.6621	William Fentham: Letters to him
MS Add.6622	Trinity Parish, Ely: Vestry Book
MS Add.6623	Samuel Bentham: Notebook
MS Add.6624	Eugene O'Curry: Leabhar na Huidri
MS Add.6625	Fuentès y Guzmàn: History of Guatemala
MS Add.6626	Chorale Directorium
MS Add.6627	Ralph Abercromby, 2nd Lord Dunfermline: Correspondence
MS Add.6628	Opinions of Counsel and Precedents of Wills, Conveyancing and Pleas
MS Add.6629	Napoleoniana
MS Add.6631	Prayers for a Nine Days' Devotion to Our Lady of Refuge
MS Add.6650	William Silver: Letters by him
See later -->

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Chorale Directorium

Title	Chorale Directorium
Reference	GBR/0012/MS Add.6626
Covering Dates	1717
Extent and Medium	1 volume
Repository	Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives

Content and context

The book was written by order of the Lady Cherubina Sorantia.

Chorale Directorium, in an elaborate Italian hand in imitation of print, 14 folios. A collection of the prayers, antiphons, etc., sung on festivals and other occasions by the choir of the Ducal Convent at Venice. On fos 2v and 11v a few prayers are added in another hand. Most headings and a prayer on fo. 10 are in Italian. The headings and most initials are in gilt lettering. Other initials are in green. Each page has a rectangular border in gold or green. The lettering of the title-page (fo. 2) is in gilt. On the title-page are the arms of the Soranzo family of Venice: party per fess, azure and or, a bend of one upon the other, surmounted by a coronet. On fo. 3 is a large gilt initial S on a blue ground within a square gilt frame.

Presented by S. Gaselee, 1929.

Access and Use

Please cite as Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives, Chorale Directorium, MS Add.6626

Index Terms

Music

Prayers

Antiphons (Music)

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