Description: Original Manuscript Gregorian Chant from a GRADUAL, SPAIN, c 1475-1500 Text from the Sequence Hymn for Pentecost: "Veni Sancte Spiritus" IM-12945: 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 three elaborate knotwork cadel initials 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! The elaborate illuminated “V” begins the Sequence hymn for Pentecost – “Veni Sancte Spiritus…” (Come, Holy Spirit, send down those beams, which sweetly flow in silent streams from Thy bright throne above. O come, Thou Father of the poor; O come, Thou source of all our store, come, fill our hearts with love. O Thou, of comforters the best, O Thou, the soul's delightful guest, the pilgrim's sweet relief…). 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: 295 USD
Location: Akron, Ohio
End Time: 2024-09-26T16:07:49.000Z
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Date of Publication: 1475-1500
Type: Illuminated Manuscript
Place of Publication: Spain
Language: Latin
Special Attributes: Illuminated
Region: Europe
Material: Parchment
Subject: Religion, Bibles, Music, Gregorian Chant
Original/Facsimile: Original
