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Historiated initial from a set of Choir Books
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Parchment, 223 x 175 mm, two fragmentary four-line musical staves ruled in red ink and two fragmentary lines ruled in black ink on reverse.
CONTENTS: The initial may have introduced the hymn for the Veneration of the Cross on Good Friday, Crux fidelis inter omnes; on reverse, fragments from the Communion of the Mass of the Presanctified on Good Friday, [Ne tradideris me domine in animas persequentium me quia insurrexerunt in me testes i]niqui et [mentita est iniqui]tas sibi. Ps[almus].
DECORATION: Historiated initial in grey-blue or pink with stylized acanthus, on blue ground with delicate white scrolling ornament and white dots: [C, 2 ll.] Crucifixion, with the Virgin and St John.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
14th Century, Early
Circa
1300
CE
-
Circa
1310
CE
Support composed of parchment
Accession number: Marlay cutting Z. 9b
Primary reference Number: 178552
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Historiated initial from a set of Choir Books" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/178552 Accessed: 2024-12-23 07:07:18
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