Skawinka′s Gradual (Polish: Graduał Skawinki) is a richly illuminated gradual from around 1460.[2]

Skawinka′s Gradual
National Library of Poland
Also known asGraduale de tempore et de sanctis[1]
Typecodex, gradual
Date14th century
Place of originBenedictine Abbey in Tyniec
Language(s)Latin[1]
Size56x38 cm, 344 lvs.[1]
Contentschants for mass
AccessionRps 12721 V[1]

The gradual was produced at the Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec in Poland on the initiative of Abbot Maciej of Skawina, known as “Skawinka”.[2] The manuscript contains chants for mass for the entire liturgical year.[2] The gradual is richly decorated[2] The illuminations include the Annunciation, the Adoration of the Christ Child by angels, the Entry into Jerusalem, the Crucifixion, the Ascension, Pentecost, and St Jerome dressing the wounded lion’s paw.[2] In the early 19th century the gradual was moved to the University Library in Lviv. The gradual came to the National Library of Poland after World War II.[2]

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  1. ^ a b c d "Graduale de tempore et de sanctis". Polona. National Library of Poland. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Makowski & Sapała 2024, p. 53.

Bibliography

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  • Makowski, Tomasz; Sapała, Patryk, eds. (2024). The Palace of the Commonwealth. Three times opened. Treasures from the National Library of Poland at the Palace of the Commonwealth. Warsaw: National Library of Poland.
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