Antiphonarium

F-kmpp

Utopia, armarium codicum bibliophilorum

Remarks by the Editor

Based on correspondence between Debra Lacoste and the fragment owner.

General Information

Title Antiphonarium
Material Parchment
Place of Origin Northeastern Italy

Current Condition

Dimensions 532 x 379 mm

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Initials in blue, with red penwork decoration in a fine nib. Originally part of a collection of leaves from the same book, some of which had illuminated initials which the auction house localized to Italy based on classical motifs in the foliage.

  • Musical Notation

    Square notation on a 4-line red staff with C and F clefs. 6 lines of text and music per side.

  • History

    Remarks

    Purchased by the current owner at the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair. The seller relayed that the leaves for sale were bought on auction, likely in Europe