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Initial from a set of choir books: Marlay cutting It. 2

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Current Location: Gallery 6 (Upper Marlay)

Titles

Initial from a set of choir books

Maker(s)

Artist: Gherardino da Forlì, Giustino di

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Description

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

Notes

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)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

14th Century, third quarter
Circa 1360 CE - Circa 1370 CE

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Project

  • Cambridge Illuminated

Materials used in production

Gold

Components of the work

Support composed of parchment

Techniques used in production

Illumination

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Identification numbers

Accession number: Marlay cutting It. 2
Primary reference Number: 176590
Project ID: 1361

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 3 December 2025

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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