Date

early 13th century (made)

Historical context note

Data taken from notes compiled by Rowan Watson. The full text of the entry is as follows:

'Cat. no. 138
4111 (MS 416)
CHOIR BOOK
Fragment of a leaf with a decorated 7-line initial A (red, blue and green vine stem the letter-shape, top of letter issues from mouth of animal, dragon heads within the ornament) ; 1-line initial in green, with flourishing , and red.

Inc: Angelus domini descendit de celo et accedens revolvit lapidem

Germany c. 1220
210 x 220 mm; written area (190) x 175 mm; 1 col.
8 lines of music (staves of 4 lines ruled in red, 12 mm) and text visible square notation

Transferred from the Art Museum, 1864
Pub: 1923 cat, p. 35'

Descriptive line

Cutting from an Antiphoner. Initial A in pink with interlacing serpents in blue, green and red on a gold ground. Germany, early 13th century. A duplicate number MS.414 was assigned to this object in error and was subsequently cancelled.

Materials

Parchment; Ink; Pigments

Techniques

Illumination; Writing

Categories

Manuscript cutting; Manuscripts; Medieval and renaissance

Collection

Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection