Manuscript Cutting
ca. 1500 (made)
Cut-out one-line decorated initial A from a Choirbook; Germany; ca 1500
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| Brief description | Cut-out one-line decorated initial A from a Choirbook; Germany; ca 1500 |
| Object history | Cuttings from the same manuscript in the V&A collection: Museum nos 3053, 3066, 3067, 3068. |
| Historical context | Data taken from notes compiled by Rowan Watson. The full text of the entry is as follows: 'Four cur-out fragments from a choir book; Germany, c. 1500 (3053, 3066, 3067, 3068) Cat. no. 20. 1 3053 (MS 58) CHOIR BOOK Cut-out 1 line decorated initial A (blue with red penwork flourishing) and lower border decorated with acanthus foliage and bud Text: Alleluia, Alleluia, Allel[uia] Germany, c. 1500 150 x 300 mm Part of a line of music (staves of 4 lines, 24 mm) and text visible, Hufnagel notation Transferred from Art Museum, 1863 Pub: 1908 cat, 17; 1923 cat, 14' |
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| Accession number | 3053 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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