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Initial from a set of choir books
Artist: Gherardino da Forlì, Giustino di
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Parchment, 161 x 165mm, two musical staves ruled in red ink, two fragmentary lines of text.
CONTENT: On reverse, part of the second Antiphon for second Vespers on the Feast of the Annunciation [M]aria grat[ia ple]na; the initial would have introduced the antiphon at Vespers for the feast of the Annunciation, Missus est Gabriel (Luke 1. 26)
DECORATION: Historiated initial in graded pink or grey with acanthus ornament on gold ground:[M] Annunciation
History note: Thomas Miller Whitehead (d. 1877), who bought both cuttings from Boone in February 1856 (notes in his hand on the reverse of both cuttings)
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
14th Century, third quarter#
Circa
1360
CE
-
Circa
1370
CE
Support composed of parchment
Accession number: Marlay cutting It. 2
Primary reference Number: 176590
Project ID: 1361
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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