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This 15th century Italian antiphonal manuscript contains some gorgeous examples of gold painted initials, floral infilling, and foliation.
Source: Oberlin, Oberlin College, Main Library, Special Collections, sine numero
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Part 2 of 3.
This 15th century Italian antiphonal manuscript contains some gorgeous examples of gold painted initials, floral infilling, and foliation.
Source: Oberlin, Oberlin College, Main Library, Special Collections, sine numero
16th century antiphonal from the Netherlands. Musical sections of the night offices for Easter, Pentecost, Corpus Christi, Christmas; various settings for the Sanctus and the Agnus Dei according to the rank of the feast; Office of the Dead, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, the vigil of Easter.
Source: New York, Columbia University, Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, UTS MS 114