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The Istanbul Antiphonal (about 1360): [Facsimile Reproduction and Studies]. Edited by Janka Szendrei. 2d ed. (Musicalia Danubiana, 18.) Budapest: Akademiai Kiado, 2002. [Facsim. reprod. (b&w), 303 fols. Paper. ISBN 963-05-7856-1. Studies (by Maria Czigler, Laszlo Dobszay, Janka Szendrei, and Tunde Wehli), Eng. ed.: recommendation (presidents of Turkey and Hungary), p. 5-6; essays, p. 9-26, 39-65; color reprods. of historiated initials, p. [27-37]; bibliography, p. 67-70; index cantuum) p. 71-94. Paper. ISBN: 963-05-7678-3. [euro]176 (set). Also issued with Studies vol. in Hungarian (Az Isztambuli antifonale 1360), text, 78 p.; color reprods. of historiated initials, 11 p.]
The Istanbul Antiphonal: Facsimile Edition with Studies. Edited by Janka Szendrei. Budapest: Akademiai Kiado, 1999. [Recommendation (presidents of Turkey and Hungary), p. 5-6; studies, p. 9-26, 39-65; color reprods. of historiated initials, p. [27-37]; bibliography, p. 67-70; index cantuum, p. 71-94; facsim. reprod. (color) of MS, 303 fols. Cloth. Hungarian ed. of studies (Az Isztambuli antifonale: Fakszimile kiadas es tanulmanyok), 78 p. Turkish ed. of studies (Istanbul antifonale'si: Tipkibasim ve incelemeler), 28 p. Compact disc: The Istanbul Antiphonal, Hungaroton HCD 31816 [1999]. ISBN: 963-05-7678-3 (set, issued in box). Out of print.]
The Istanbul Antiphonal (Istanbul, Topkapi Sarayi Muzesi, MS Deissmann 42) is a large, secular (i.e., nonmonastic) Hungarian antiphonary of 303 folios in choirbook format, written in the diocese of Esztergom around 1360. The codex was taken as booty to Istanbul during the Turkish occupation of Hungary (1526-1686) and preserved there with other Hungarian liturgical manuscripts (Deissmann 43, 49, 60, 68) as part of the sultan's treasury, now deposited in the Topkapi Museum. A 1997 agreement between the presidents of Hungary (Arpad Goncz) and Turkey (Suleyman Demirel) made possible the restoration of the antiphonary, heavily damaged by mold, at the National Szechenyi Library in...
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