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Initial from Antiphoner
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Parchment, 174 x 140 mm, three musical staves ruled in red ink, four fragmentary lines of text.
CONTENTS: On reverse, part of the responsory to the first lesson at Matins for Christmas Day, quia salus [eterna] humano ge[neri ap]paruit; the initial H probably introduced this responsory, Hodie nobis caelorum (Is 9.1).
DECORATION: Historiated initials in graded pink and orange with scrolling foliate extensions and gold discs on a solid blue ground: [H] Nativity of Christ.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1904) by McClean, Frank
14th Century, Early#
Circa
1300
CE
-
Circa
1325
CE
Support composed of parchment
Accession number: MS McClean 201.9b
Primary reference Number: 181385
Project ID: 1496
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Initial from Antiphoner" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/181385 Accessed: 2024-04-19 11:17:00
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Accession Number: Marlay cutting It. 80c
Accession Number: MS McClean 201.13c
Accession Number: MS McClean 201.13a
Accession Number: MS McClean 201.9f
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