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Historiated initial from a Gradual
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Parchment, 193 x 165 mm, part of 2 lines of text ruled in faint brown ink and 2 four-line music staves ruled in red on reverse.
CONTENTS: The fragmentary text on the reverse (nomen e[st]…consilii ange[lorum]) and the initial P suggest that the image introduced the Introit for the Christmas Mass, Puer natus est nobis.
DECORATION: Historiated initial [P, 2 ll.] formed of green branches on gold ground: Adoration of the Child.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
16th Century, Early#
Production date:
circa
AD 1500
Support
composed of
parchment
Page
Height 193 mm
Width 165 mm
Accession number: Marlay cutting G. 9
Primary reference Number: 170663
Project ID: 139
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Historiated initial from a Gradual" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/170663 Accessed: 2024-11-02 14:41:36
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