Antiphonary of Abbot Mścisław

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Antiphonary of Abbot Mścisław (Polish: Antyfonarz opata Mścisława) is an illuminated antiphonary from the late 14th or early 15th century.[1]

The manuscript was written and illuminated in the monastery scriptorium at Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec (currently a part of Kraków), compiled by Abbot Mścisław in the late 14th or early 15th century.[1] It contains antiphons, or songs corresponding to particular parts of the liturgy, accompanied by musical notation.[1] The antiphonary is decorated with illuminated initials.[1] After the dissolution of the monastery by the Austrians in the early 19th century, the antiphonary was moved to the Libraray of Lviv University.[1] It came to the National Library of Poland after World War II.[1] From May 2024, the manuscript is presented at a permanent exhibition in the Palace of the Commonwealth.[2][1]

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  1. 1.[1.2][1.3][1.4][1.5][1.6][1.7]Makowski & Sapała 2024, p. 50.
  2. 2."Palace of the Commonwealth open to visitors". National Library of Poland. 2024-05-28. Retrieved 2024-06-11.