TEXT FROM THE FEAST OF ALL SAINTS

by With A. Fine Romanesque Initial A Medieval Vellum

$6,500 · Offered by Phillip J. Pirages

Italy probably Tuscany : first half of 12th century . Each half approximately 134 x 198 mm. 5 1/4 x 8 3/4 . Single column, 13 lines of text with neumes, in a rounded proto-gothic hand. Rubrics and clef line in red, two one-line initials in red, A THREE-LINE ROMANESQUE WHITE-VINE INITIAL measuring 50 mm. tall in a pale yellow wash, enclosing scrolling white-vines on a ground of green, blue, and red. Each half with a long closed tear one

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