Illuminated Antiphonal Leaves

$1,750 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

Folio: 505 x 360mm. On recto and verso of each vellum leaf. Six staves ruled in red, musical notation in black, text in a fine, large gothic hand with varying large initial capitals in black and red. Folio. Slight soiling and smudging. Item #301458 Antiphonals were books containing the sung portions of the Divine Office. These manuscript leaves are large, typical of the medieval book, so it could be shared by a choir.

• Binding: Leather

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