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Antiphonarium Franciscanum – Fragment

Parchment · 1 partial leaf (cutting) · 1485 – 1499 CE · Augsburg · 122 x 167 mm

F-h0kf

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis E M 1:6
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Antiphonarium Franciscanum (Fragment), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis E M 1:6 (https://fragmentarium.ms/overview/F-h0kf)
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Curated Tags
Topic: Fragment Collection Topic: choir book Topic: initials Topic: cutting Topic: Saint Francis Topic: Saint Clare Topic: Saint Mary Magdalene Location: Free Library of Philadelphia
Century
15th century
Text Language
Latin
Liturgica
Antiphonar
Places
Augsburg
Summary

Illuminated in Augsburg between 1485 and 1499, this cutting likely originated from the Franciscan women’s convent of Maria Stern. It features an historiated initial C with Saints Francis, Clare, and Mary Magdalene, rendered in fine detail against tooled gold. The verso preserves faint Gothic script and square notation reading “Veniet ecce…[po]testate magna,” a chant from Matins of the First Sunday of Advent—indicating the fragment might have come from an antiphonary.

Summary Author
Yunji Li, New York University (United States)
External Resources
↗ Cutting in OPENN
↗ Cutting in Free Library of Philadelphia Digital Collection
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