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[Antiphonary]

Date: approximately 1600

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Subject	Gregorian chants Catholic Church Antiphonaries Liturgies
Genre	illuminated manuscripts
Type	Text
Language	Latin
Provenance	University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts Collection Rare Books and Maps Collection

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Title	[Antiphonary]
Date	1600~
Language	Latin
Description	Propers of the Church year, music and text for the Office of the Epiphany: sixth responsory, antiphon. LAYOUT: 1 column, full page, frame ruled in lead (580 x 370 mm.). Five 5-line staves with square notation, bass clef. Additional ruling lines between the staves for the written text and on the upper border for running title and foliation. There are five lines of text. Pricking holes in correspondence of the ruling for the text lines. SCRIPT: Gothic liturgical book hand. DECORATION: primary initial ‘V’ in red and mauve, (110 x 75 mm). Pen-flourished secondary initials ‘V’ and ‘G’ (110 x 65 mm), in black. In red: running titles, indication of psalms, antiphons and verses. PLACE OF CREATION: Spain.
Subject	Gregorian chants Catholic Church Antiphonaries Liturgies
Genre	illuminated manuscripts
Type	Text
Extent	1 sheet 63 x 54 cm
Identifier	M2147 XVII M2
Provenance	University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts Collection Rare Books and Maps Collection
Rights	Public Domain
Digital Object ARK	ark:/84475/do7849t346q