Saint Louis University, VFL MS 012

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS10022

Shelfmark:

VFL MS 012

Title:

Antiphonary single leaf

Author:

Catholic Church

Catholic Church WIKIDATA

Place:

Italy

Italy TGN

Date:

13--

fourteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 single leaf : parchment ; 425 x 327 mm

Former Owner(s):

Fischmann, Milton, d. 1974

Milton Fischmann WIKIDATA

Fischmann, Gail

Gail Fischmann WIKIDATA

Note:

Ms. leaf.
Rubric: On fol. a, recto, "Ad laudes et p[er] horas, a[ntiphon]: Sancti tui domi[n]e florebu[n]t sictu liliu[m]..." (antiphon for the Common of Apostles at Lauds).
Layout: Written in 7 long lines, alternating with seven 4-line red staves, with C and F clefs and square notation in black; blind ruled with prickings visible in inner margin.
Script: Gothic textualis.
Decoration: Illuminated initial S in orange on squared blue and brown wash ground, with blue acanthus decoration and white tracery; smaller penwork initials alternate blue and red, flourished in the opposite color.
Origin: Written and illuminated in Italy in the 14th century; possibly from same manuscript as VFL MS 013.
Restoration: Corner repair of parchment taken from manuscript of different origin, with some text visible on verso.
Gift of Milton and Gail Fischmann, 1962.
Shelfmark: St. Louis, Saint Louis University, Pius XII Memorial Library, Special Collections, VFL MS 012.

Keyword:

illuminated manuscripts

manuscripts (documents)

decorated initials

detached leaves

Gothic scripts

Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)

Antiphonaries

Gregorian chants--Manuscripts

Catholic Church

Institutional Record:

https://libcat.slu.edu/record=b1977376

IIIF Manifest:

https://iiif.archive.org/iiif/3/images_VFLMS012_44/manifest.json

Holding Institution:

Saint Louis University