Leaf of an antiphoner
F-wqoo
Utopia, armarium codicum bibliophilorum
Anna de Bakker, DACT, 2024 (Born Digital)
General Information
Title
Leaf of an antiphoner
Material
Parchment
Place of Origin
Belgium
Original Condition
Page Height
at least 480 mm
Page Width
at least 340 mm
Height of Written Area
at least 400 mm
Width of Written Area
at least 265 mm
Number of Columns
1
Current Condition
Dimensions
480 x 340 mm
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
Alternating red and blue initials, the height of the staff and somewhat narrow, on a background of stylized leaves (red for the blue initials, green/yellow for the red initials.)
Four-line red staff, ten per page. Square notation, with upward custodes and narrow clefs (the F-clef is like the C with an extra stroke.) Very clear red lines of division near the beginning of each chant.
History
Remarks
Inscribed '1495 A. D. Flanders, Diocese of Maestrechi' on back of frame; no information as to the origin of this dating or localization.