Leaf from Antiphoner with historiated initial E depicting 12 Apostles disputing with a king, Northern France or Southern Netherlands, 1st quarter of the 14th century.

Recto: end of the feast of the Translation of St Dominic.
O quantus stupor populi...
O speculum munditie carnis...
Verso:
Common of the Apostles.
Historiated initial E depicting 12 Apostles disputing with a king. Man fighting a hybrid,winged heart with a face, bird in the border.
Rubric: In communi unius vel plurimorum apostolorum extra tempus Paschale ad vesperas super psalmos. Antiphon: Estote fortes in bello et pugnate cum antiquo...
6 lines of music (staves of 4 red lines, 24 mm) and extra. Square notation.

Part of cuttings purchased in batches from William Henry James Weale in 1883, 95 on 9 April 1883, 258 on 17 April 1883, 20 on 20 February, for the total sum of £96.7.2 (now Museum nos 8972-9042). Price paid for this leaf, together with 8997F and G: £1.1s.0d. Information from Register of Drawings.
A duplicate number MS.8 was assigned to this object in error and was subsequently cancelled.

Cuttings from the same manuscript in the V&A collection: Museum nos. 8997A, 8997B, 8997C, 8997D, 8997E, 8997F, 8997G, 8997H, see references.

Cuttings from the same manuscript in other collections: London, British Library, Yates Thompson MS 25; 3 leaves formerly Yates Thompson MS LXXXIIIA (see Descriptive Catalogue 1907).

8997H