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Initial from a Gradual
Artist:
Master of the Arcimboldi Missal
Artist:
Crivelli, Protasio
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Parchment, 150 x 151 mm, two four-line musical staves ruled in red and two fragmentary lines of text ruled in pale brown ink on reverse.
CONTENTS: On reverse, fragmentary text from an antiphon used in the Mass for the Feast of the Assumption: reuertere su[lamitis. reu]ertere reuerte[re ut intueamur te] (Cant 6, 12-13); the initial G would have opened the introit to the Mass for the Feast of the Assumption, Gaudeamus omnes.
DECORATION: Historiated initial with letter formed of zoomorphic and foliate forms, on a solid gold ground with angels, leaves and jewel motifs: [G] Assumption of the Virgin.
History note: The Rev. Montague Taylor, who lent it to the exhibition at the South Kensington Museum in June 1862 (no. 6895); sold at Sotheby’s, May 19-21, 1897, lot 137
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
15th Century, Late
Circa
1490
CE
-
Circa
1499
CE
Support composed of parchment
Accession number: Marlay cutting It. 19
Primary reference Number: 176543
Project ID: 1370
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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