EARLY 16TH CENTURY ANTIPHONAL LEAF

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Antiphonals were books containing the sung portions of the Divine Office.  The manuscript leaf offered here is large, typical of the medieval book, so it could be shared by a choir. 

Hair side contains 2 bars of music and 7 additional lines of Latin text.  Large "O" opens the piece.  Presumably, the scribe meant to decorate or color the large initial as it is lightly sketched.  Flesh side contains 12 lines of Latin text.   A large, clean leaf scribed on vellum.

Size: 576 x 390 mm (approx  22.8 x 16.0 inches).

$160                                                           #IMC5174

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