Gregorian Chant - c 1525 - Christmas Week

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Original leaf from a manuscript Spanish Antiphonal on animal parchment.  (560 x 365mm – 22 x 14 3/8’’) The manuscript text and music (six lines of music on a red five-line stave) were beautifully executed by hand dark brown ink over 400 years ago. Small hole in lower right margin.

Spain, c. 1525 –this leaf is from the Winter Volume (pars hiemalis) which comprised the Offices of Advent, Christmastide and Epiphany.

One illuminated initial in red with violet interior and exterior penwork; two exceptional knot work (cadel) initials in dark brown ink heightened with yellow.

This leaf continues prayers for the Celebration of Christmas week

The illuminated “D” begins Psalm 2:7:  “Dominus…” (The Lord hath said to me:  Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee).  

The knot-work “I” begins “In sole…” (There he hath placed a tent for the sun; it cometh forth like a bridegroom coming from his tent).

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.

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.

Shipped unmatted

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