Vatican Manuscripts: Pontificals

A Pontifical is the service book used by a Bishop in their specific duties. It often includes rites for ordination, dedication of a church, and other services

Arch.Cap.S.Pietro.H.54, Pontificale (1391-1410)
Incipit: Ordo septem ecc[lesi]asticoru[m] g[ra]du-um & in g[ra]dibus

Barb.lat.479, Pontificale (15th C)
Incipit: (f.2r) In chr[ist]i no[m]i[n]e incipiy ordo qualit[er] reliquiae recondant[us]

Barb.lat.549 (Upgraded to HQ), Pontificale (13th-14th C)
Incipit: Ista debet e[ss]e post missam [con]secrationis

See Bannister, H. M. Monumenti vaticani di paleografia musicale latina ID# 421[ transitional Italian neumes starting f.XCr]. from Agnani


Borgh.35, Pontificale (14th C)
Incipit: Ordo ad [con]firma[n]du[m]. Spiritus sanctus in uos superueniat et uirtus altissimi sine peccato uos

See MMMO, , See Bannister, H. M. Monumenti vaticani di paleografia musicale latina ID# 764


Borgh.99, Pontificale (15th C)
Incipit: Ad t[er]ciam Oro. Dominus u[o]b[is]cum. Oremus. Deus qui salutis eterne beate marie

See Iter liturgicum italicum, , Incorrectly listed in Bannister, H. M. Monumenti vaticani di paleografia musicale latina as ID# 502, in reference to ff.187r-v, MS ends at f.50v


Ott.lat.167 (Upgraded to HQ), Pontificale (11th C)
Incipit: (f.1r) Decretum quod clerus & pop[u]l[u]s fimare deb& de electo ep[iscop]o.

See Iter liturgicum italicum, See Bannister, H. M. Monumenti vaticani di paleografia musicale latina ID# 167[f.77r, 11th C Italian notation]


Ott.lat.330, Pontificale (14th C)
Incipit: (f.1r) xorcis[i]m[us] salis no[n] dicit[ur] d[omi]n[u]s uob[is]cu[m] neq[ue]

Ott.lat.500, Pontificale (1662)
Incipit: (p.2) Confirma hoc De-us quod operatus es in nobis a tem-plo sancto tuo

See Iter liturgicum italicum, from Brescia, See Bannister, H. M. Monumenti vaticani di paleografia musicale latina ID# 777[ Title: Pontificale Romanum, Folio: passim, Century: 1662, Notation: quadrata]


Ott.lat.501 (Low Quality), Pontificale

Formerly part of the library of Matthias Corvina, , See Bannister, H. M. Monumenti vaticani di paleografia musicale latina ID# 778[ Title: Pontificale Romanum, Folio: passim, Century: 1474ca, Notation: quadrata]


Ott.lat.502, Pontificale (15th C)
Incipit: Incipiunt capitula sede partis libri pontificalis.

See Iter liturgicum italicum, See Bannister, H. M. Monumenti vaticani di paleografia musicale latina ID# 779[ from Narni, quadrata neumes]


Ott.lat.547, Pontificale (14th C)
Incipit: (f.3r) Ordo .VII. eccle-siasticor[um] gra-duum

See Iter liturgicum italicum from Perugia (?), See Bannister, H. M. Monumenti vaticani di paleografia musicale latina ID# 782[ Title: Pontificale, Folio: passim, Century: 14, Notation: quadrata]


Ott.lat.565, Pontificale (16th C)
Incipit: (f.Iv) Incipit ordo q[ua]liter presbiter ad Missam se preparare debet

Ott.lat.1037, Pontificale
Incipit: (f.IIr) Cum ego talis tale[m] tercio et quarto

Reg.lat.1792, Pontificale (1475-1500)
Incipit: Pontifex cælebraturus existens in loco tibi sebet uestiri in sacristia uel ante cornu

See Iter liturgicum italicum, from Naples


Ross.233, Pontificale
Incipit: (f.Iv) Misereatur uestri om[ni]p[oten]s deus & di-missis

Ross.234, Pontificale
Incipit: Incipit ordinarius ep[iscopa]l s[e]c[un]d[u]m

Vat.lat.4740, Pontificale (1438)
Incipit: Sanctissimus dominus n[oste]r pp i[n]dut[us] pliuiali et mitra

See Iter liturgicum italicum, from Ferrara. Second fragment has notated music and is from 1550, See Bannister, H. M. Monumenti vaticani di paleografia musicale latina ID# 671[, Folio: passim, Century: 1550, Notation: quadrata]


Vat.lat.4742, Pontificale (15th C)
Incipit: Incipit ordo aduo-candum sce exami-nandum u[e]l

See Iter liturgicum italicum, notated music, See Bannister, H. M. Monumenti vaticani di paleografia musicale latina ID# 672[ Title: Pontificale Romanum, Folio: passim, Century: 1550, Provinance: Roma, Notation: quadrata]


Vat.lat.4745, Pontificale (14th C)
Incipit: (f.Ir) Ordo septem eccliastor[um] gradu-um & ingradib[us] ordinandi

See Iter liturgicum italicum, See Bannister, H. M. Monumenti vaticani di paleografia musicale latina ID# 674[ Title: Pontificale Romanum, Folio: passim, Century: 14, Notation: quadrata]


Vat.lat.4747, Pontificale (1291-1300)
Incipit: (f.3r) Ordo septem eccliasticoru[m] graduum & in gradibus ordinandi

See Iter liturgicum italicum, from Cagliari. Notated Music, , See Bannister, H. M. Monumenti vaticani di paleografia musicale latina ID# 675[ Title: Pontificale Romanum, Folio: passim, Century: 1336-1350, Provinance: Cagliari, Notation: quadrata]


Vat.lat.5791, Pontificale (1291-1310)
Incipit: (f.1r) [H]ic incipit ordinat[i]o cl[er]icor[um] et ideo

See Iter liturgicum italicum, , See Bannister, H. M. Monumenti vaticani di paleografia musicale latina ID# 687[ Title: Pontificale Romanum, Folio: passim, Century: 14, Notation: quadrata]



Vat.lat.6839, Pontificale (14th C)

See Iter liturgicum italicum, from Vico Equense


Vat.lat.7597, Pontificale (1593)
Incipit: Missa sabbathi a[n]te Do-minicam de pa-ssione

Dated on f.117r


Vat.lat.7701 (Low Quality), Pontificale (10th C)

See Iter liturgicum italicum. Lowe describes as "curious minuscule", with half a page of 12th century liturgical additions in Beneventan at f.34


Vat.lat.13148, Pontificale (1877)
Incipit: (p.VII) Pio IX Pontifici Maximo Quasi setella mantutina in medio nebu, le, et quasi luna plena in diebus suis lucet et quasi sol refulgens, sic effulget in templo Dei