Gradual

F-7uyj

Cambridge, MA, Harvard University, Houghton Library, MS Typ 998

General Information

Title Gradual
Shelfmarks MS Typ 998
Material vellum
Place of Origin Italy
Script, Hands

The text is written in a large gothic rotunda hand, with music on a red 4-line staff.

Current Condition

Dimensions 54 cm

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Persons: The historiated initial, in tempera and colored inks with gold leaf, has been connected to the illuminator Niccolò di Giacomo da Bologna (active 1351-1404).
Description

The initial letter "I" within a foliate part-border, is historiated, showing St. Augustine writing.

Bibliography

  •  De Ricci, 1051