Gradual or antiphonary : manuscript, [ca. 1370 - ca. 1380]
- Title
- Gradual or antiphonary : manuscript, [ca. 1370 - ca. 1380]
- Creator / Contributor
- Catholic Church
- Place of Origin
- Italy
- Language
- Latin
- Description
- Extent: 1 fragment : vellum ; 8 x 9 cm., mounted to 56 x 41 cm.
print - Abstract
- A cutting from one leaf, containing on the recto a historiated initial "A", showing two kings; on the verso, music on a red staff.
- Genre
- Manuscripts, Medieval-Italy-1350-1400.
Cuttings from manuscripts. - Notes
- The historiated initial is drawn in tempera, black ink, and gold leaf. It has been attributed to Niccolò di Giacomo da Bologna (see Palladino).
Possibly from an antiphonary beginning the text "Astiterunt reges terrae" (sung at matins on Good Friday).
MS Typ 1007. Houghton Library, Harvard University.
The Houghton Library accession number 90M-16 and former Fogg Art Museum accession number 1943.1871 should no longer be used in referring to this item.
Also available in an electronic version. - Series
- Digital Medieval Manuscripts at Houghton Library
- Repository
- Houghton Library, Harvard University
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