Cutting from a 15th-century antiphonal : in Latin
Title
Cutting from a 15th-century antiphonal : in Latin
Subject
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Antiphonaries (Service books)
Antiphonaries (Service books)
Description
Script: Written in a Gothic rotunda in black ink with red rubrics.
Decoration: A two-staff high floriate initial [V] (for "Vidi speciosam sicut," the first responsory of Matins) in shades of rose on gold leaf with acanthus scrolling slightly into margin, historiated with the Death of the Virgin: the Virgin lies on her deathbed, surrounded by the apostles, St. Paul in the center, St. Peter (with key) at the right.
Decoration: A two-staff high floriate initial [V] (for "Vidi speciosam sicut," the first responsory of Matins) in shades of rose on gold leaf with acanthus scrolling slightly into margin, historiated with the Death of the Virgin: the Virgin lies on her deathbed, surrounded by the apostles, St. Paul in the center, St. Peter (with key) at the right.
Creator
Catholic Church
Source
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Rare Books Department
Publisher
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/s4655v84f
Date
[ca. 1400–1450]
Rights
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
No known restrictions on use.
Format
1 leaf : parchment, ill. ; 212 x 131 mm.
Language
Latin
Files
Citation
Catholic Church , “Cutting from a 15th-century antiphonal : in Latin,” SAILS Digital History Collections, accessed March 2, 2021, https://sailsinc.omeka.net/items/show/3680.