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Historiated initial from an Antiphoner
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Parchment, 140 x 145 mm, two fragmentary four-line musical staves ruled in red ink and two fragmentary lines of text ruled in brown ink.
CONTENTS: The initial would have introduced the first responsory at Matins for the feast of St Vincent Ferrer (5 April), part of which survives on the reverse, [Summus parens ac rector gentium in vespere labentis seculi novum vatem misit vincentium christiani magistrum populi refert instare Dei ju]dicium Quod [spectabunt c]unctorum oculi
DECORATION: Hisotriated initial in graded pink acanthus with floral extensions on plain parchment ground: [S, 2 ll.] St Vincent Ferrer preaching, holding an open book and a lily.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1904) by McClean, Frank
15th Century, Mid-Late
Production date:
circa
AD 1455
Support composed of parchment
Accession number: MS McClean 201.13s
Primary reference Number: 181437
Project ID: 1502
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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