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Leaf from an Antiphoner
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Parchment, trimmed along the border frame, 460 x 305 (385 x 230) mm, 9 lines of text ruled in faint brown ink and 9 four-line music staves ruled in red.
CONTENTS: Matins antiphons and response Aspiciens a longe for the first Sunday in Advent .
DECORATION: Historiated initial [A, 3 ll.] formed of bronze acanthus leaves and enclosing the Last Judgement, with full acanthus and strewn-flower border showing a Cistercian abbot praying at a lectern and accompanied by his patron saint.
ORNAMENTATION: Alternate blue and red penwork one-line initials with red or blue pen-flourished infill and extensions; capitals highlighted in red.
History note: Robert Forrer (d.1947); Swann Galleries, New York; Les Enluminures, 2006 catalogue, no. 17; purchased by the Museum, 2006.
Method of acquisition: Bought (2006) by Les Enluminures
16th Century, first half#
Circa
1520
CE
-
Circa
1530
CE
Support
composed of
parchment
Text
Height 385 mm
Width 230 mm
Page
Height 460 mm
Width 305 mm
Accession number: MS 2-2006
Primary reference Number: 170639
Project ID: 4561
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Leaf from an Antiphoner" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/170639 Accessed: 2024-11-02 14:30:09
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