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Martyr holding a palm branch, historiated initial from an Antiphoner

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An image of Illuminated manuscript. Cutting. Historiated initial from an Antiphoner. Production: Italy. Parchment, 143 x 108 mm, three fragmentary four-line musical staves ruled in red ink and three fragmentary lines of text ruled in plummet on reverse. circa 1350 to circa 1399.
CONTENTS: On reverse, part of the second antiphon at Matins for the Common of martyrs, [Tamquam aurum in fornace probavit electos] dominus et [quasi holocausta ac]cepit eos in e[ternum]. DECORATION: Historiated initial in pink with white scrollwork motifs and stylized acanthus extensions: [A, 2 ll.] Martyr holding a palm branch.

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Illuminated manuscript. Cutting. Historiated initial from an Antiphoner. Production: Italy. Parchment, 143 x 108 mm, three fragmentary four-line musical staves ruled in red ink and three fragmentary lines of text ruled in plummet on reverse. circa 1350 to circa 1399. CONTENTS: On reverse, part of the second antiphon at Matins for the Common of martyrs, [Tamquam aurum in fornace probavit electos] dominus et [quasi holocausta ac]cepit eos in e[ternum]. DECORATION: Historiated initial in pink with white scrollwork motifs and stylized acanthus extensions: [A, 2 ll.] Martyr holding a palm branch.

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  • Accession Number: MS McClean 201.13t
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Photographer name: Andrew Morris
  • Image height: 1313 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
  • Filesize: 286.05kB

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14th Century _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC _WF_OPAC_pending acanthus antiphonal antiphoner antiphons bearded beards blue Christianity costume cutting decorative initial Early Renaissance Fitz_MSPB gold leaf green hats historiated initial illuminated illumination inhabited initial initial Italian male manuscript martyrs miniature palm leaves palms parchment pink religion religious Renaissance scrollwork Trecento

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