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Leaf from a Dominican Antiphoner

Manuscript Cutting
1300-1325 (made)
Place of origin

Recto:
Feast of the Ascension. Historiated initial A showing the Ascension, group of apostles and Virgin Mary, feet of ascending Christ. Hybrids and birds in the border.
Text: Ascendes xpistus in altum...
Verso: Ad nunc dimittis antiphona ad matutinas. Invitatorium.
7 lines of music (staves of 4 red lines) and text

Object details

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Object type
TitleLeaf from a Dominican Antiphoner
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Leaf from Antiphoner with historiated initial A depicting the Ascension, Northern France or Southern Netherlands, 1st quarter of the 14th century.
Physical description
Recto:
Feast of the Ascension. Historiated initial A showing the Ascension, group of apostles and Virgin Mary, feet of ascending Christ. Hybrids and birds in the border.
Text: Ascendes xpistus in altum...
Verso: Ad nunc dimittis antiphona ad matutinas. Invitatorium.
7 lines of music (staves of 4 red lines) and text
Dimensions
  • Height: 490mm
  • Width: 323mm
  • Text block height: 340mm
  • Text block width: 225mm
  • Stave height: 24mm
Production typeUnique
Object history
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 8997C: 14s. Information from Register of Drawings.
A duplicate number MS.2 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 (Resurrection); 3 leaves formerly Yates Thompson MS LXXXIIIA (see Descriptive Catalogue 1907).
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
Other number
2 - Cancelled number
Collection
Accession number
8997B

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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