IM-13602: Original leaf from a Spanish illuminated manuscript Antiphonal on animal parchment. The manuscript, Latin text and music (five lines of music on a five-line stave) were beautifully executed by hand about 400 years ago!!!
Spain, c. 1600.
Size: 670 x 490mm – 26.5 x 19.25 inches
Embellished with Three large illuminated initials in brown or red with floral decorations in colors including red, green, blue and yellow. The text and music is surrounded by a yellow and red bar.
The illuminated “D” begins part of Psalm 74 (King James 75) 5, 6: “Dixi iniquis…” (I said to the wicked: do not act wickedly…).
The large 4 x 4.5 inch illuminated “T” begins: “Terra…” (The earth trembled and was still when God arose in judgment).
The large illuminated “I” begins Psalm 76 (KJ 77) 3: “In die…” (In the day of my trouble I sought God, with my hands [lifted].
Antiphonals contain chants for the canonical hours of the Divine Office: first vespers or the vigil of great feasts, matins, lauds, prime, terce, sext, none, vespers and compline.
As is usual with Medieval and Renaissance parchment, the hair side of the leaf is darker than the flesh side, but may take ink somewhat better. The differences in tone caused scribes to arrange their quires so that the hair side of one sheet faced the hair side of the next, and the flesh side faced the flesh side.
Shipped unmatted
