Gradual of Manuel I of Portugal
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OriginaltitleMissae Partes Decantari Solitae
SubjectRoman Gradual
Publication date
c. 1500Pages255, recto-verso
.png) Opening of the Missa Virgo parens Christi by Jacobus Barbireau, on the first illuminated folio | |
| Original title | Missae Partes Decantari Solitae |
|---|---|
| Subject | Roman Gradual |
Publication date | c. 1500 |
| Pages | 255, recto-verso |
| Österreichische Nationalbibliothek | |
The Gradual of Manuel I of Portugal (Portuguese: Gradual de D. Manuel I) is a kyriale or gradual dated c. 1500, originally owned by King Manuel I of Portugal. It contains Gregorian chant settings for the Ordinary of the Mass (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei), comprising a total of eighteen complete polyphonic Masses (and two unfinished ones) by the foremost contemporary composers, among them Jacobus Barbireau, Alexander Agricola, Pierre de la Rue, Marbrianus de Orto, Josquin des Prez, Johannes Ghiselin, and Antoine Brumel.[1]
It is currently part of the collections of the Austrian National Library, in Vienna,[2] shelfmark Ms. 1783.
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