High Resolution Scan • “Missale Romanum” (1857)
This rare missal from 1857 contains some musical notes.
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This rare missal from 1857 contains some musical notes.

Dear readers, thank you for everything!

…including a fancy capital “A” from a medieval manuscript.
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…including rehearsal videos for each individual voice.

This luscious manuscript was created about A.D. 1453 for a French Noblewoman.

How ironic that this is being hosted by the Martin Luther University!
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As the Isaac Jogues Missal would do 650 years later, this Missal provides pictures of the priest during the Canon!
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Many erroneously believe the Kyrie was the only thing troped, but that’s not even close to true.
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Through the centuries, we observe a remarkable stability—in spite of variants, which will always exist.

Have you noticed liturgical progressives are never happy?

Medieval manuscripts were normally created by (at least) two monks: one drew, one wrote.

Catholics can now *see with their own eyes* the antiquity of our liturgy.
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