Leaf from a Gradual

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Place of origin

Italy (made)

Siena (made)

Leaf with historiated initial G showing saint Paul, foliated decoration in the margins. The initial introduces the introit for the third Sunday in Advent.

Rubric: Dominica tercia de Adventu. Introitus. Gaudete in Domino semper iterum doci gradete modestia vestra

7 lines of music (staves of 4 red lines) and text

Object details

Categories	Manuscript Cutting Manuscripts Medieval and Renaissance
Object type	Manuscript cutting
Title	Leaf from a Gradual
Materials and techniques	Parchment Pigments Ink Gold Leaf Illumination Writing
Brief description	Leaf from a Gradual with historiated initial G showing saint Paul, Italy (probably Siena), 1st half of the 14th century. A duplicate number MS.946 was assigned to this object in error and was subsequently cancelled.
Physical description	Leaf with historiated initial G showing saint Paul, foliated decoration in the margins. The initial introduces the introit for the third Sunday in Advent. Rubric: Dominica tercia de Adventu. Introitus. Gaudete in Domino semper iterum doci gradete modestia vestra 7 lines of music (staves of 4 red lines) and text
Production type	Unique
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). Cuttings from the same manuscript in the V&A collection: 9022A, 9022B, 9022C, 8979B.
Historical context
Associated objects	9022B (Ensemble) 9022C (Ensemble)
Bibliographic references	Catalogue of illuminated manuscripts : Part II, Miniatures, leaves, and cuttings, by S.C. Cockerell and E.F. Strange (London: HMSO, 1908, 1st edition). p. 78 (as Naples?, 14th century). 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). p. 75.
Other number	943 - Cancelled number
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	9022A

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O684571/leaf-from-a-gradual-manuscript-cutting/

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