Gregorian Chant - c 1550 Spain - Te Deum - Song of Praise

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Original leaf from a manuscript Spanish Antiphonal on animal parchment.  (555 x 385mm – 21 7/8 x 15 1/8'')

The manuscript text and music (six lines of music on a five-line stave) were beautifully executed by hand over 450 years ago!!!

Spain, c. 1550.  This Choirbook once belonged to the Convent of San Pedro Regalado de la Aguilera, and was likely scribed there.

Two illuminated initials in deep red.

This leaf continues the famous 4th century hymn of praise - the Te Deum: ''[Sal]vum fac populum...'' (Save Thy people, O Lord, and bless Thine inheritance! Govern them, and raise them up forever. Every day we thank Thee. And we praise Thy Name forever, yea, forever and ever. O Lord, deign to keep us from sin this day.).

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

  • Inventory# IM-11206
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