April 12, 2024
CELEBRATION CHRISTMAS DAY! LARGE ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT MUSIC LEAF c.1525 Spain
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Original Gregorian Chant from an Antiphonal, Spain, c. 1525MUSIC on a 5 LINE STAVE - THE CELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS DAY!"...Blessed is she who believed, because there has been a fulfilment of all the things spoken to her by the Lord..."IM-11409: An original hand-scribed leaf from a Spanish manuscript Antiphonal on animal parchment. The manuscript text and music (six lines of music on a five-line stave) were beautifully executed by hand over 450 years ago!!! This leaf measures 560 x 365 mm (22 x 14 3/8").ONE ILLUMINATED INITIAL IN RED WITH VIOLET INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PENWORK; ONE EXCEPTIONAL KNOT WORK (CADEL) INITIAL IN DARK BROWN INK HEIGHTENED WITH YELLOW.This leaf continues prayers for the Celebration of Christmas Day. The knot-work "B" begins: "Beata que..." (Blessed is she who believed, because there has been a fulfilment of all the things spoken to her by the Lord). The illuminated "B" begins: "Beata viscera..." (Blessed is the womb of the Virgin Mary, which bore the Son of the eternal Father...).This leaf originates from Spain, c. 1525 -this leaf is from the Winter Volume (pars hiemalis) which comprised the Offices of Advent, Christmastide and Epiphany. This is an original, not a reproduction, and its condition is shown in the photos. As is usual with Medieval and Renaissance parchment, the hair side of the leaf is darker than
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