Manuscript Cutting
1490s (made)
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Leaf from Antiphoner. Historiated initial C with blue acanthus letter-shape and St. Cecilia with open crown and martyr's palm reading book. Burnished gold ground. Floral stems in margin. Germany. ca 1490.
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| Brief description | Leaf from Antiphoner. Historiated initial C with blue acanthus letter-shape and St. Cecilia with open crown and martyr's palm reading book. Burnished gold ground. Floral stems in margin. Germany. ca 1490. |
| Object history | A duplicate number MS.569 was assigned to this object in error and was subsequently cancelled. Cuttings from the same manuscript in the V&A collection: Museum nos 1107:1, 1107:2, 1107:3, 1107:4, 1107:5, 1107:6, 1107:7, 1107:8, 1107:9, 1107:10, 1107:11, 1107:12, 1107:13, 1107:14, 1107:15, 1107:16, 1107:17; 1107:18, 1107:19, 1107:20, 1107:21, 1107:22, 1107:23, 1107:24, 1107:25, 1107:27, 1107:28, 1107:29, 1107:30, 1107:31, 1107:32, 1107:33, 1107:34, 2897, 3019, 3046, 3048, 3049, 3050, 3055, 3055A, 3056, 3071, 4051, 4052, 4053, 4054, 4132, 7658, 7659. |
| Historical context | Data taken from notes compiled by Rowan Watson. The full text of the entry is as follows: '1107.7 (MS 569) ANTIPHONER - Sanctorale 22 Nov. (Lib. Us. 1756) Leaf, with historiated initial C (blue acanthus letter-shape, St Cecilia with open crown and martyr's palm reading book, burnished gold ground) and floral stems in margin Rubric: R'. Cantantibus organis Cecilia Virgo Germany (Mainz?) . c.1490 500 x 355 mm; written space 365 x 250 mm. 7 lines of music (staves of 5 red lines 30 mm) and text. Hufnagel notation Pp. "724" & "725" (16c) Pub 1908 cat, 53; 1923 cat, 43' |
| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of Miniatures, Leaves, and Cuttings from Illuminated Manuscripts. Victoria and Albert Museum. Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, by S.C. Cockerell and C. Harcourt Smith (London: HMSO, 1923, 2nd edition).
pp. 43-45 (as German (Mainz), dated 149_). |
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| Accession number | 1107:7 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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