Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis E M 44:6A-B

Metadata

DS ID:

DS5359

Shelfmark:

Lewis E M 44:6A-B

Title:

Illuminated Music Fragment

Place:

Lower Rhine, Germany

Lower Rhine TGN

Date:

1450-1475

fifteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 237 x 353 mm; parchment

Note:

Initial P
This initial begins the Introit for the Third Mass of Christmas Day (Dec. 25), 'Puer natus est nobis ...' (For our sakes, a child is born).
This image shows the reverse of a leaf with a decorated initial from a gradual. This side of the leaf, the true recto, contains the Offertory and part of the Communion for the Second Mass of Christmas Day.
Initial S
This initial begins the Introit for the feast of the Purification of the Virgin (Feb. 2), 'Suscepimus deus misericordiam tuam in medio temple tui ...' (We have received, O God, your mercy in your temple).
This image shows the reverse of a leaf with a decorated initial from a gradual. This side of the leaf, the true recto, contains the Offertory and part of the Communion for a feast preceding the feast of the Purification of the Virgin.
Lewis E M 44:6A-B are from the same manuscript.
These cuttings can be dated to ca. 1470.
Script: Gothic bookhand

Keyword:

Fifteenth century

illuminations (paintings)

Graduals (Liturgical books)

German (culture, style, period)

fragments (object portions)

Liturgics

Germany

Musical notation

Institutional Record:

https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0023/html/lewis_e_m_044_006a-b.html

Holding Institution:

Free Library of Philadelphia