Manuscript Cutting
1490s (made)
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Leaf from an antiphoner with historiated initial W; Germany (Mainz?); ca 1490
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| Brief description | Leaf from an antiphoner with historiated initial W; Germany (Mainz?); ca 1490 |
| Object history | 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: '4054 (MS 608) ANTIPHONER Leaf, with historiated initial W (nimbed monk in red/brown cloak holding a book), verse initials with drawn faces and figures; in border of acanthus foliage and flowers, a mounted saracen dragging a figure by rope, birds (jay), butterfly, monkey in clothes Inc: Euge serbe bone et fidelis quia super pauca fuisti fidelis Germany (Mainz?) . c.1490 500 x 355 mm; written space 365 x 235 mm. 7 lines of music (staves of 5 red lines, 30 mm) and text; Hufnagel notation. Foliated "957" (16c) Pub: 1923 cat, 45' |
| 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 | 4054 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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