Single initial A from a 15th-century antiphonal : in Latin]. (DS3406) (Q17000)
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| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Single initial A from a 15th-century antiphonal : in Latin]. (DS3406) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Boston Public Library (8444741, MS pb Med.192) |
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Single initial A 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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ca. 1450
15. century
1450Gregorian
1450Gregorian
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Extent: 1 item : parchment, ill. ; 226 x 170 mm
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Ms. leaf.
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Title devised by cataloger.
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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, no rubrics extant.
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Layout: 1 column, 3 staves extant. Bounding and writing lines in light plummet. Square Gregorian notation on a four-line red staff.
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Decoration: Recto: two-staff high pink initial with acanthus clusters at corners, gold balls and filigree sprays into margin, an angel opening the empty sepulchre.
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Binding: Housed in an oversize folder.
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Origin: Written in Italy, possibly Florence, in the mid-fifteenth century.
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Immediate source of acquisition: Acquired in 1957 from Lapiccirella, Libreria Antiquaria, Florence.
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Call number: MS pb Med.192.
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Former call number: BPL MS 1618.
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28 November 2023
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28 November 2023
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