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Image Approximate Date
ca. 1450
Creation Date
2015
Source
Accession 1500, Medieval Manuscript Collection
Description
Antiphonal (Feast of St. Nicholas). Single folio on vellum. The Netherlands, ca. 1450: 395 x 289, ten four line staves (16 mm) ruled in black ink. The high-quality vellum has a regular nap, like suede. Decoration: staff-high initials in red and blue, with similarly grand black capitals highlighted in red and decorated with fine penwork in black ink. This manuscript closely resembles in execution the folio of a Dutch Gradual offered in Enchiridion 6 #62. Text: standard psalms, antiphons, and lessons for the Feast of St. Nicholas (6 December).
Dimensions
395 x 289 mm
Collection Location
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Rights
Information concerning copyright must be secured in writing from the Director of the Louise Pettus Archives.
Language
Latin
Media Type
Folio
Identifier
Accession 1500- Med MS 1B
Notes
Saint Nicholas [March 15, 270-December 6, 343] was also known as the Bishop of Myra, Nicholas of Myra, and Nicholas of Bari.
Keywords
Medieval Music, Dutch Music, Religious Music, Psalms, Antiphonal, St. Nicholas, Folio, Antiphon, Vellum
