Antiphonal Leaf: The Common of Two or More Martyrs (c. 1450)

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Leaf from a German Antiphonal (c. 1450).  Hand-scribed with black ink in Latin in a monastic gothic hand on vellum.   7 staves on each side of 4 lines each in red ink.  Verso contains 2 large polychrome capitals “Initial C” and “Initial S.” Recto contains 3 minor initials Contains the music for The Common of Two or More Martyrs. 

Antiphonals were books containing the sung portions of the Divine Office.  The 4-line stave was used until around 1500 when the 5-line stave became the norm.

Size: 285 x 196 mm (approx. 11.3 x 7.8 inches)

$350                                                       #IMC5185