Antiphonal, Latin. Germany, fourteenth century

Single leaf. 465 by 330mm. Single column, 10 lines each of text and music, ruled in leadpoint, written space 372 by 239mm; gothic hand.

Text: Part of vespers for the feast of All Saints (1 November). Music on a 4-line black stave.
Decoration: Calligraphic initials, including one with an animal’s profile; initials in red or blue with contrasting penwork; rubrics in red.
Provenance: Purchased from Maggs in August 1967.
References: Manion, Vines, de Hamel no. 73; Reed Early Bibles no. 33.
Shelfmark: RMM Fragment 10.

Description reproduced from Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in New Zealand Collections (London, 1989) by permission of the authors (Christopher de Hamel, Margaret Manion, and the family of Vera F. Vines).