Saint Louis University, VFL MS 023

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS10018

Shelfmark:

VFL MS 023

Title:

Antiphonary, cutting

Antiphonary

Author:

Catholic Church

Catholic Church WIKIDATA

Place:

Italy

Italy TGN

Date:

ca. 1420

fifteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Material:

parchment, ill.

Parchment AAT

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 single leaf : parchment, ill. ; 172 x 163 mm

Former Owner(s):

Fischmann, Milton, d. 1974

Milton Fischmann WIKIDATA

Fischmann, Gail

Gail Fischmann WIKIDATA

Note:

Ms. fragment.
Incipit: On fol. a, recto, "Tec[um] p[rincipium in die virtutis tuae]," antiphon for Second Vespers at Christmas.
Layout: Written in long lines, with 4-line red staves on recto and verso.
Script: Gothic textualis.
Decoration: One historiated puzzle initial in red and blue, embellished with distinctive penwork and depicting King David pointing to God the Father and saints in heaven.
Origin: Written and illuminated in Italy, possibly Orvieto, ca. 1420.
Gift of Milton and Gail Fischmann, 1962.
Shelfmark: St. Louis, Saint Louis University, Pius XII Memorial Library, Special Collections, VFL MS 023.

Keyword:

Gothic scripts

Italy

Fifteenth century

historiated initials

manuscripts (documents)

detached leaves

illuminated manuscripts

Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)

Missouri--Saint Louis

Antiphonaries

Manuscripts

Early works

Gregorian chants--Manuscripts

Catholic Church

Liturgics

Texts

Institutional Record:

https://libcat.slu.edu/record=b1977169

IIIF Manifest:

https://iiif.archive.org/iiif/3/images_VFLMS023_44/manifest.json

Holding Institution:

Saint Louis University