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The magnificent 13th century Italian Antiphonal is
written on vellum and contains the music for the verses and responses
proper to the services for the temporal cycle of the Christian church
year from Advent to the finish of the octave for the Epiphany (ie. January
13). The beginning of each service is marked with a rich initial letter,
painted and gilded. The list below provides links to pages which exemplify
the skills of the scribe or are considered to be of particular interest.
- Page 1, showing an illuminated R.
- Page 10, showing an illuminated H, decorated
with an illustration of the Nativity.
- Page 37, showing an illuminated D.
- Page 47, showing an illuminated Q.
- Page 59, showing an illuminated T.
- Page 71, showing an
illuminated S.
- Page 113, showing an illuminated V.
- Page 142, showing an illuminated V.
- Page 155, showing an illuminated C.
- Page 186, showing an illuminated H.
- Page 204, showing an illuminated E.
- Page 233, showing an illuminated O.
- Page 250, showing a large, illuminated
H.
- Page 272, showing a later addition to the
text.
- Page 273, showing an erasure from the text.
- Page 303, showing an illuminated A.
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