he Father Enemond Massé Manuscripts are a curated collection of very old and authentic liturgical books used for hundreds of years in abbeys, monasteries and cathedrals to sing Gregorian Chant at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. This library has been assembled to make it easy for everyone to see exactly what has been sung at Mass across the centuries, and to enjoy the marvelous works of art that these books contain. Being able to inspect the real pages where the medieval scribe wrote down the Sacred Music we have inherited as Catholics inspires a greater appreciation for the importance of Gregorian Chant in divine worship, and for the dedication and faith of the scribes themselves. Many of the manuscripts have been drawn in full color, and some even include illustrations from the life of Christ and the apostles. This collection will continue to grow as more manuscripts are added.
Gradual dating from the XII century, used by the Prémontré order at the Abbey of Bellelay.
Abbey of Saint Aubin d’Angers Sacramentary from the X Century, France.
The Saint-Pierre de Corbie Graduale was written in XII Century, Corbie, Picardy, France.
This Gradual from the Abbey of St Maur was written in the XI Century (1075-1100) in Northern France.
This manuscript contains a wide variety of liturgical music: tropes, tonaries, sequences and many medieval illustrations, from the XI Century, Abbey of St. Martial, Limoges, France.
A Cantatorium with Kyriale and Sequences from the St. Martial Abbey, XI Century France.
A Gradual from the Abbey of St. Martial, published in the XI Century (1075-1100) in Limoges, France.
This Manuscript published at Chartres, France in the X Century.
Antiphonary of Mont Renaud, of the Mass and the Office, 10th century, North France.
Antiphonary for the use in the diocese of Passau, Germany, published circa 1517.
This Graduale from St. Emmeram Regensburg was published in the late X Century.
This Graduale is from the Southern Netherlands, Diocese of Liège, a major city in the Belgian province by the same name. Written in the middle of the XV Century.
A Gradual from a convent of Cistercian nuns, XIII Century, Cologne, Germany.
A Graduale of Cluny, France written in the X Century (975-1100)
Graduale from a Dominican Convent in Zurich, Switzerland dedicated to St. Verena, XIII Century.
A Missal from Drachenfels Abbey, XIV Century (1388), Rhineland Germany.
A Graduale used in the late X Century and at the Benedictine Einsiedeln Abbey in Switzerland.
A Franciscan Missal + Hours with many illustrations from the life of Christ and the Evangelists, and the Creation of World. XIV Century France (1301-1400).
Graduale from the Franciscan Monastery of Fribourg, published around 1300, Switzerland.
A Gradual from the Abbey of St. Vaast at Arras, France, form the early XI Century.
Gradual dating from the 12th century (before 1160-1170), used by the Prémontré order at the Abbey of Bellelay.
The Gradual of Laon (239) is from the X Century, Northern France.
A Gradual from the XI Century, published in Narbonne, France.
This Gradual was published in the XI Century for the Monastery of of Saint Yrieix, France.
The Gradual of St Stephen’s of Toulouse was published in the XII Century, France.