Historiated initial from a set of Choir books

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Illuminated manuscript. Cutting. Historiated initial from a set of Choir books. Production: Italy, Milan, or Lodi. Parchment, 195 x 150 mm, two fragmentary lines of text ruled in pale brown ink and two fragmentary four-line musical staves ruled in red ink on reverse, circa 1395- circa 1400. CONTENTS: The initial M probably opened the Introit of the Mass for the feast of St Mary Magdalene (22 July), Me expectaverunt peccatores; fragmentary text on reverse, [â¦]on est bie[â¦]t locutus. DECORATION: Historiated initial in pale graded pink on burnished gold ground with floral and acanthus extensions into the margins which also contain gold balls and birds: [M] St Mary Magdalene carried to heaven by four angels.
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