New York, Columbia University, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Plimpton MS 041

Siglum
US-NYcub Plimpton 41
Century
15th century
Date range
1450-1475
Provenance
Perugia
Order
Benedictine
Male/Female
Male
Notation
Square notation
Differentiae type
In-line
Information on differentia

In the original Cantus index for this manuscript, differentiae were assigned a two-digit code that identified the last note of each differentiae and used a number to distinguish between differentiae in the same mode that shared the same last note.

Sources

Boynton, Susan. Inventory of New York, Columbia University, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Plimpton MS 041. In: Cantus Manuscript Database for Latin Ecclesiastical Chant: Inventories of Chant Sources. Directed by Debra Lacoste (2011-), Terence Bailey (1997-2010), and Ruth Steiner (1987-1996). Web developer, Jan Kolácek (2011-).

Images: Antiphonal, Plimpton MS 41, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University

Manuscript index
Manuscript images
Contains 31 unique differentiae
Diff. ID Melodic transcription Mode Old code
76a 1--h-h-g-f-gf-gh--4 Mode 1 A5
72b 1--h-h-g-f-gh-gfed--4 Mode 1 D5
74d 1--h-h-hg-f-gf-d--4 Mode 1 D2
69b 1--h-h-g-f-gh-gf--4 Mode 1 F1, F1b
64b 1--h-h-g-f-g-h--4 Mode 1 A3
75p 1--h-h-g-f-gfe-d--4 Mode 1 D4
66d 1--h-h-g-f-gh-g--4 Mode 1 G2a
150d 1--f-f-f-f-c-d--4 Mode 2 D3a
152c 1--f-f-f-e-cd-d--4 Mode 2 D1
152b 1--f-f-f-e-c-d--4 Mode 2 D3b
152f 1--f-f-f-fe-cd-d--4 Mode 2 D3
150e 1--f-f-f-f-cd-d--4 Mode 2 D3c, D2
97a 1--k-k-k-h-k-jh--4 Mode 3 A2
101b 1--k-k-kj-hj-h-g--4 Mode 3 G3, G3a
97j 1--k-k-k-h-kj-h--4 Mode 3 A2a
102c 1--k-k-kj-hj-h-gh--4 Mode 3 A5
15c 1--h-g-h-jh-g-e--4 Mode 4 E1a
27a 1--h-g-h-j-g-e--4 Mode 4 E2, E2a
19a 1--h-g-h-jh-gf-e--4 Mode 4 E1b
28a 1--h-g-h-j-g-ef--4 Mode 4 F3
19e 1--h-g-h-jh-g-fe--4 Mode 4 E1
19g 1--h-hg-h-jh-gf-e--4 Mode 4 E1c
129a 1--k-k-l-j-k-h--4 Mode 5 A4
7a 1--h-h-f-gh-g-f--4 Mode 6 F1a
T7aA 1--m-m-k-lm-l-k--4 Mode 6 F1a
143b 1--l-l-m-l-k-jh--4 Mode 7 A1
147a 1--l-l-m-l-k-l--4 Mode 7 D6
144a 1--l-l-m-l-k-jk--4 Mode 7 C1
148b 1--l-l-m-l-k-lk--4 Mode 7 C1a
99d 1--k-k-h-k-l-k--4 Mode 8 C3, C3a
118a 1--k-k-j-k-h-g--4 Mode 8 G1

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