Description: Original Manuscript Gregorian Chant from a GRADUAL, SPAIN, c 1475-1500 Text from Feast of Corpus Christi IM-12952: Original large medieval illuminated manuscript leaf with Gregorian chant from a Spanish Gradual on animal parchment Size: 533 x 370mm – 21 x 14.5 inches. The manuscript Latin text and music were written in black ink on both sides of the leaf, consisting of 5 lines of music on five-line staves. It was created in Spain, c. 1475-1500, beautifully executed by hand over 500 years ago in the 15th century!!! This leaf exhibits an elegant puzzle initial in red & blue with elaborate internal & external geometric "puzzle design" in the Moorish influenced Mudejar style in intricate red & violet penwork. It also has an elaborate knotwork cadel initial heightened with yellow “A pen with a long slit - half or three-quarters of an inch - was used for drawing these flourishes” (Reference: Mudejar Ornament in Manuscripts, by Frances Spalding, p. 4, Hispanic Society of America, 1953,). Aside from the pen a sizable amount of talent was also required to produce this amazing fluid puzzle design! This leaf concludes the Feast of Corpus Christi (Festo Corporis et Sanguinis Christi) - celebrating the real presence of the body (corpus) of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. Celebrated on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday (60 days after Easter). The elaborate illuminated “V” opens the Feast Celebrating the Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary: “Verbum bonum…” (A word good and sweet…). This is an original, not a reproduction, and is in excellent condition with very little devotional wear as seen in the photos. It comes with a certificate of authenticity. Graduals contain the musical chants for the proper of the Mass: introits, graduals, tracts, alleluia, offertory and communion verses, and sequences for special feasts. They were used by priests, monks and nuns in churches and religious enclaves. The large size allowed them to be seen by multiple members of a choral section. They may also include chants for the ordinary of the Mass: Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei, and for the introductory ‘asperges’ rite. As is usual with Medieval and Renaissance parchment, the hair side of the leaf is darker than the flesh side, but may take ink somewhat better. The differences in tone caused scribes to arrange their quires so that the hair side of one sheet faced the hair side of the next, and the flesh side faced the flesh side.We have been full-time dealers in Illuminated Manuscripts, Maps, Prints and Antiquities since 1980.
Price: 249 USD
Location: Akron, Ohio
End Time: 2024-11-20T18:51:31.000Z
Shipping Cost: 12.75 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Date of Publication: 1475-1500
Material: Parchment
Region: Europe
Type: Illuminated Manuscript
Subject: Religion, Bibles, Music, Gregorian Chant
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: Latin
Place of Publication: Spain
Special Attributes: Illuminated
