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Pluteo 29.1, also known as Pluteus 29.1, or simply the Florence Manuscript, is an
retrieved 2008-06-20). mainly organum, organa,
illuminated manuscript
An illuminated manuscript is a formally prepared document where the text is often supplemented with flourishes such as borders and miniature illustrations. Often used in the Roman Catholic Church for prayers, liturgical services and psalms, the ...
in the Laurentian Library
The Laurentian Library (Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana or BML) is a historic library in Florence, Italy, containing more than 11,000 manuscripts and 4,500 early printed books. Built in a cloister of the Medicean Basilica di San Lorenzo di Firenze ...
of Florence
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The manuscript is believed to have been produced by the workshop of Johannes Grusch in Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
during the mid-thirteenth century, probably between 1245 and 1255. It contains the largest extant collection of music in the Notre-Dame style,''Scholastic Imagery in The Florence Manuscript'' by George Catalano, Essays in Medieval Studies 7, p. 41-50retrieved 2008-06-20). mainly organum, organa,
conductus
The ''conductus'' (plural: ''conducti'') was a sacred Latin song in the Middle Ages, one whose poetry and music were newly composed. It is non-liturgical since its Latin lyric borrows little from previous chants. The conductus was northern Frenc ...
, and motet
In Western classical music, a motet is mainly a vocal musical composition, of highly diverse form and style, from high medieval music to the present. The motet was one of the pre-eminent polyphonic forms of Renaissance music. According to Margar ...
s. The illumination consists of thirteen historiated initial
A historiated initial is an initial, an enlarged letter at the beginning of a paragraph or other section of text, that contains a picture. Strictly speaking, a historiated initial depicts an identifiable figure or a specific scene, while an inh ...
s and one full-page miniature
A miniature is a small-scale reproduction, or a small version. It may refer to:
* Portrait miniature, a miniature portrait painting
* Miniature art, miniature painting, engraving and sculpture
* Miniature (chess), a masterful chess game or problem ...
which serves as its frontispiece.
The manuscript was issued in facsimile by Institute of Medieval Music in 1967.
See also
*Squarcialupi Codex
The Squarcialupi Codex (Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Med. Pal. 87) is an illuminated manuscript compiled in Florence in the early 15th century. It is the single largest primary source of music of the 14th-century Italian ''Trecento'' ...
References
Further reading
* Facsimile reproduction of the manuscript Firenze, Biblioteca mediceo-laurenziana, Pluteo 29, edited by Luther Dittmer. Publications of Mediaeval Musical Manuscripts, no. 10–11. Brooklyn: Institute of Mediaeval Music, 1966–67. * Masani Ricci, Massimo. ''Codice Pluteo 29.1 della Biblioteca Laurenziana di Firenze: storia e catalogo comparato.'' Pisa: Edizioni ETS, 2002.External links
* Reproduction of the manuscript: http://mss.bmlonline.it/s.aspx?Id=AWOHy_N-I1A4r7GxMB57&c=Antiphonarium#/book 13th-century books 13th-century illuminated manuscripts Music illuminated manuscripts Medieval music manuscript sources French music {{manuscript-art-stub