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Historiated initial from an Antiphoner
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Parchment, 207 x 130 mm, inset in modern vellum, two and a half fragmentary four-line musical staves ruled in red ink and fragmentary words on three lines ruled in brown ink on reverse.
CONTENTS: On reverse, versicle for the first lesson at Matins for the dedication of a church, F[undata est] domus domi[ni super verti]cem montium [et exaltata est super omnes colles et venient ad eam omnes gentes]; the initial would have introduced the responsory to the first lesson at Matins for the dedication of a church, In dedicatione templi decantabat populus laudem
DECORATION: Historiated initial [I] showing a group of saints, including St Peter with a book and a key.
ORNAMENTATION: Red penwork initial [F, 1 ll.] with reserved ornament and blue pen flourishing on reverse.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
15th Century, Late
Circa
1490
CE
-
Circa
1499
CE
Support composed of parchment
Accession number: Marlay cutting Z. 5
Primary reference Number: 178992
Project ID: 1430
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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