The manuscripts of medieval polyphony, page by page
Turn the pages of the manuscripts that carry medieval polyphony, served by the libraries that hold them. Every fact links to the record it comes from.
E Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Français 9221
Image: Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des Manuscrits. Français 9221, No copyright, non-commercial use only (NoC-NC). Cropped on request from the library's IIIF Image API.
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In numbers
- Manuscripts
- 60
- Libraries
- 24
- Countries
- 8
- Page images
- 12,668
- Pieces
- 1,395
- Editions
- 25
12 of 60 manuscripts are described as fragments by the records cited for them (11 library records and 1 Wikipedia article).
1,380 of the 1,395 pieces are listed in one manuscript on this site and 15 in two or more. Manuscripts that are not on this site are not counted.
From the reading room
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Codex 79(522)
Einsiedeln, Stiftsbibliothek Einsiedeln
Image: e-codices - Virtual Manuscript Library of Switzerland
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Fragm. lat. VI 41
Frankfurt am Main, Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
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Français 22545
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France
Image: Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des Manuscrits. Français 22545
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Mod A α.M.5.24 (Lat. 568)
Modena, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria
Image: Biblioteca Estense Universitaria (Estense Digital Library)
News
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First release
This is the first release of the site. It describes 60 manuscripts held in 24 libraries in 8 countries.