Single leaf from a Spanish Antiphonal (Santiago da Compostella, Spain) , 1525
Scope and Contents
Description: Written in Latin on parchment. One leaf with text from the first antiphon for the Office of Vespers on the feast of All Saints. Decoration: an immense initial O measuring 170 x 175 mm in red and blue “puzzle” style infilled with impressively intricate pen work swirls within eight sections alternating in red and purple inks, all highlighted in contrasting colors. These same pen-work features, in the same colors, fill a dense border of "Moorish strap work" design on three sides. Provenance: Acquired in July 2014 by Laurent Ferri.
Dates
- 1525
Creator
- From the Collection: Jerome, Saint, -419 or 420. (Person)
- From the Collection: Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430. (Person)
- From the Collection: Marcus Tullius. Cicero (Person)
- From the Collection: Livy. (Person)
- From the Collection: Avicenna, 980-1037. (Person)
- From the Collection: Jutta, von Arnsberg. (Person)
- From the Collection: Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. (Person)
- From the Collection: Duport, Jean Hersmulle (Former owner, Person)
- From the Collection: Thomas, of Breslau. (Title of work: Practica medicinalis..) (Person)
- From the Collection: Justinian, Emperor of the East, I, 483?-565. (Person)
- From the Collection: Ballis, Margarita de. (Person)
- From the Collection: Ricardus, de Mediavilla, approximately 1249-1308? (Person)
- From the Collection: Pseudo-Bonaventure. (Title of work: Stimulus amoris..) (Person)
- From the Collection: Gregory, of Nicomedia, -1240. (Person)
- From the Collection: Catholic Church. Pope (1484-1492 : Innocent VIII) (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in various languages, including Latin, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, and Hebrew.
Extent
3 cubic feet.
Physical Description
Size: 620 x 420 mm (530 x 340 mm). Six staves: 105 mm.
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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