Vassar College, Leaf 49

Metadata

DS ID:

DS30345

Shelfmark:

Leaf 49

Title:

Leaf from a palimpsest antiphonary

Antiphonary

Place:

Italy

Italy TGN

Date:

14--

fifteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Material:

parchment, music

Parchment AAT

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 leaf : parchment, music ; 367 x 249 (262 x 180) mm

Note:

Ms. leaf.
Title from Kidd.
Layout: Written in 6 lines of text and music; ruled in plummet.
Script: Written in gothic script.
Decoration: Large line initials alternating in red and blue with simple reserved designs.
Music: Contains staff notation (4 line)
Origin: Written in Italy during the 15th century; under-text written perhaps in the 14th century.
From a parent volume containing several feast-day texts; present leaf acquired by Otto F. Ege of Cleveland, OH, his characteristic red-ruled mats with descriptive notes; Vassar College: 'Ege Mar. '45 4.80' and '313' (recto) and 'Antiphonary--Gradual of ca. 1300--Italy 1460.

Keyword:

palimpsests (manuscripts)

antiphonaries

Gothic scripts

Manuscripts

Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)

Italy

Fifteenth century

Catholic Church

Liturgics

Texts

Early works

Manuscripts, Medieval

Institutional Record:

https://vassar.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01VAC_INST/349upj/alma991019367355207396

Holding Institution:

Vassar College