Missale Romanum frisket fragment
Scope and Contents
A few words of the text can be read on the verso of the leaf, amongst which words such as 'Epactam aureo numero' are visible. This means that the text comes from the prefatory matter of a Roman missal printed after the reform of the calendar in 1582, in which the Epact is an essential part of determining the date of Easter. One of the cut-out windows on the verso would have contained the secition heading 'De Epactis, et Noviluniis'.
When the use of this frisket fragment ended, the sheet of vellum was cut up a second time. This piece was possibly recovered from a copy of the three-volume Greek and Latin Bible printed by Nicolas Buon in Paris in 1628.
Dates
- approximately 1582
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Extent
0.08 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
Latin
Custodial History
- Title
- Missale Romanum frisket fragment finding aid
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Joseph Azizi
- Date
- 5/25/2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States