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Initial from a set of choir books
Artist: Gherardino da Forlì, Giustino di
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Parchment, 189 x 165mm, three musical staves ruled in red ink, three fragmentary lines of text, ruled in plummet
CONTENT: On reverse, fragmentary text, magnificen[tia] in sanctificatio[ne] eius (Ps. 95:6); the initial would have introduced the Introit for the Mass for the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin, Gaudeamus omnes
DECORATION: Historiated initial in graded pink or grey with acanthus ornament on gold ground:[G] Dormition of the Virgin
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. 1
Primary reference Number: 176589
Project ID: 1361
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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