(Q17114)
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Single leaf from a 15th-century antiphonal : in Latin].
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Italy
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Manuscripts, Medieval--Massachusetts--Boston
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between 1450 and 1499
15. century
1450Gregorian
1499Gregorian
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Extent: 1 leaf : parchment, ill. ; 575 x 403 (390 x 220) mm
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Ms. leaf.
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In Latin.
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Bibliographic record created by BPL staff based on description by Dr. Lisa Fagin Davis.
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Script: Written in a Gothic rotunda in black ink with red rubrics. Square Gregorian notation on a four-line red staff, no stems.
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Layout: Single column, five staves. Bounding and writings lines in blind or light plummet.
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Decoration: On the verso, three-staff high [D] historiated with Christ calling Andrew and Simon, who are pulling nets full of fish from the water onto their boat. Full border of scrolling acanthus, gold balls, and a prayerful cherub sprouting from a vase; coat of arms in lower margin, unidentified.
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Binding: housed in an oversized manilla folder.
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Origin: Written in northern Italy in the second half of the fifteenth century.
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Immediate source of acquisition: Purchased by the BPL from Maggs in 1938.
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Call number: MS pb Med.99.
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Former call number: MS 1526.
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28 November 2023
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28 November 2023
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