Gradual or antiphonary
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Cambridge, MA, Harvard University, Houghton Library, MS Typ 984
Harvard University, HOLLIS (Born Digital)
General Information
Title
Gradual or antiphonary
Shelfmarks
MS Typ 984
Material
vellum
Place of Origin
Italy
Script, Hands
The verso of no. 3 shows text in a large rotunda gothic hand, with music on a 4-line staff. The other 2 versos are not visible.
Original Condition
More about the Condition
No. 1 is separately mounted; nos. 2 and 3 are mounted together.
Current Condition
Dimensions
15 x 15 cm or smaller
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Persons:
The illuminations have been attributed to the Lombard artist Ambrogio da Marliano.
Description
Drawn in tempera and colored inks with gold leaf.
3 historiated initials: (1) the letter "P" with funeral service for an Augustinian canon; (2) the letter "G" with St. Nicholas of Tolentine; (3) the letter "D" with St. Anthony Abbot, inscribed "IHS" and "Marie fili[us]" in white ink.
Content
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Content Item
Bibliography
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De Ricci, 1050.
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A. Melograni in Storia dell'Arte 82 (1994): 283-302, specif. 292-294 (illustrating all 3 initials).