1450-1500 VELLUM Illuminated ROMAN Catholic MANUSCRIPT Bible MUSICAL Music LATIN

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1450-1500 VELLUM Illuminated ROMAN Catholic MANUSCRIPT Bible MUSICAL Music LATIN:
$149.99

You are offerding on a striking and very rare leaf of musical score from a Catholic Antiphonary, hand- painted in black, blue and red with 7 beautifully illuminated lined blue and red initials, featuring extensive linework and intricate details, circa late 1400s.

Large Manuscript leaf with 4-LINE musical score and Latin Gothic lettered lyrics, on well aged rippled vellum; in black, red and black ink w/ 5 beautiful illuminated letters, with fantastic blue and red detailing, as shown. Measures 22\" x 15.75.\" Probably German in origin. Condition overall decent, with some small instances of staining, edgewear, and light paint rubbing, as shown. There is a chunk missing at the lower corner, not affecting the text however. Undated, but main text and vellum are ancient and carry characteristics of the late 15th to early 16th century. Beautiful initials with intricate linework trailing around, from throughout the 5 capital letters. A showstopper! Ink nice and bright, although it has some paint fading, browning and a few letters have rubbed off, mostly to verso, as shown. Page contemporarily numbered on margin. Still, a great candidate for framing with added character! Pics taken with and without flash for various views. A truly unique 500+ year old leaf. Good luck!