Missale Festivum manuscript, handwritten parchments from Spanish Monastery in the year 1649

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"Missale Festivum" (1649)

original handwritten parchments over 365 years old,
from an unknown Spanish monastery

Size: varies, but approx. 15.5 x 22.5 inches

These are original 360-year-old parchment pages from a hymnal used in a Catholic church in Spain. It was written by "Frater Nicolaus Parets" who finished the work on May 31, 1649.

Parchment has a light whiter side, which was the inside of the animal skin. The outside is yellower and darker. Because parchment was expensive, hymnals were made large enough so one copy could be seen by a large group of people.

These parchments are more than 350 years old, so naturally they do show some signs of wear and age — part of their great charm. The hymns are written on both sides of the parchment. We show both sides of the parchment in the thumbnails below. Many people tell us they have "framed" these in a double sided frame so that both sides may be enjoyed. Although we have numbered them for our own reference, they are shown in no particular order in regards to the original hymnal's sequence.

Missale Festivum original parchment from 1649

[Side A]
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on actual parchment.

[Side B]
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on actual parchment.

Missale Festivum, parchment #1

[Side A]
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on actual parchment.

[Side B]
Please click on image above for larger view.
The Darvill's watermark does not appear on actual parchment.

Missale Festivum, parchment #2

[Side A]
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on actual parchment.

[Side B]
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The Darvill's watermark does not appear on actual parchment.

Missale Festivum, parchment #3

[Side A] Please click on image above for larger view. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on actual parchment.	[Side B] Please click on image above for larger view. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on actual parchment.
Missale Festivum, parchment #4
$165

[Side A] Please click on image above for larger view. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on actual parchment.	[Side B] Please click on image above for larger view. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on actual parchment.
Missale Festivum, parchment #4-B
$165

[Side A] Please click on image above for larger view. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on actual parchment.	[Side B] Please click on image above for larger view. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on actual parchment.
Missale Festivum, parchment #5
$165

[Side A]
Please click on image above for larger view.
The Darvill's watermark does not appear on actual parchment.

[Side B]
Please click on image above for larger view.
The Darvill's watermark does not appear on actual parchment.

Missale Festivum, parchment #6
{note original binding materials and smears}

[Side A] Please click on image above for larger view. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on actual parchment.	[Side B] Please click on image above for larger view. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on actual parchment.
Missale Festivum, parchment #7 {note loss of parchment in corner}
$75

[Side A] Please click on image above for larger view. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on actual parchment.	[Side B] Please click on image above for larger view. The Darvill's watermark does not appear on actual parchment.
Missale Festivum, parchment #8 {note loss of parchment in corner}
$50