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Initial from an Antiphoner

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  • Illuminated manuscript. Cutting. Initial from an Antiphoner. Production Place: Italy, Padua. Parchment, gold, 180 x 185 mm, two lines of fragmentary text and two fragmentary four-line musical staves ruled in red on reverse, circa 1460. CONTENTS: The initial introduced the antiphon to the psalms for First Vespers on Ascension Day, Viri Galilei; on reverse, sequence of the Gospel of St Mark, Ubique domi[no coop]erante et sermonem. DECORATION: Historiated initial formed of stylized architectural motifs in blue with foliate extensions, wreaths, putti and simulated metal ornament: [V, 2 text lines and 3 musical staves] Ascension.
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