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Historiated initial from a set of Choir books: MS McClean 201.13h

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Current Location: In storage

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Historiated initial from a set of Choir books

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Description

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Parchment, 160 x 147 mm, two fragmentary lines of text ruled in pale brown ink and two fragmentary four-line musical staves ruled in red ink on reverse.

CONTENTS: The initial C would have introduced the responsory to the first lesson at Matins for the feast of St Cecilia (22 Nov.), Cantantibus organis, Caecilia virgo in corde suo soli domino decantabat dicens: Fiat domine cor meum et corpus meum immaculatum ut non confundar; fragmentary text on reverse, […]sa est…tuis

DECORATION: Historiated initial in pale graded pink on burnished gold ground with floral and acanthus extensions into the margins which also contain gold balls and birds: [C] St Cecilia kneeling in prayer and accompanied by three musicians with an organ.

Place(s) associated

  • Milan ⪼ Italy
  • Lodi ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1904) by McClean, Frank

Dating

14th Century, Late-15th Century, Early#
Circa 1395 CE - Circa 1400 CE

People, subjects and objects depicted

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: MS McClean 201.13h
Primary reference Number: 176526
Project ID: 1502
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 2 June 2023 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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