Skawinka′s Gradual

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

Skawinka′s Gradual
National Library of Poland
Also known as	Graduale de tempore et de sanctis[1]
Type	codex, gradual
Date	14th century
Place of origin	Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec
Language(s)	Latin[1]
Size	56x38 cm, 344 lvs.[1]
Contents	chants for mass
Accession	Rps 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]