Antiphonal Leaves, Two Examples.
Antiphonal Leaves, Two Examples.
Manuscript leaves on parchment containing musical bars and words from Gregorian chants, both framed; the first leaf with four-bar staves in red, main text in black ink with red capital strokes and chapter heads, large two-stave initial A formed from green stems with strings of pearls, and an added marginal miniature in pale red with blue, black, and gold ink highlights of a bearded man speaking to a child, the leaf 19 x 13 1/4 in. [and] the second leaf from a large lectionary song book, with four-line staves in red and a large initial E featuring a finely painted singer in profile, 21 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.; both purchased from Sam Fogg in the 1990s. (2)
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Antiphonal Leaves, Two Examples.
Manuscript leaves on parchment containing musical bars and words from Gregorian chants, both framed; the first leaf with four-bar staves in red, main text in black ink with red capital strokes and chapter heads, large two-stave initial A formed from green stems with strings of pearls, and an added marginal miniature in pale red with blue, black, and gold ink highlights of a bearded man speaking to a child, the leaf 19 x 13 1/4 in. [and] the second leaf from a large lectionary song book, with four-line staves in red and a large initial E featuring a finely painted singer in profile, 21 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.; both purchased from Sam Fogg in the 1990s. (2)