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Auction 201, Lot 751
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"[Antiphonal Leaf]", Anon.

Subject: Music

Period: 1500 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
15.1 x 21.6 inches
38.4 x 54.9 cm
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A large sheet of vellum containing five-line music from a Gradual. It is boldly written in Latin in black and red ink with two huge initials hand-painted in red and blue ink. The text is based on Acts 9, verses 11 and 15, and translates as:

Go Ananias and seek Saul for behold, he prays; because it is a vessel of choice for me to bear my name before the nations and to the kings and children of Israel.

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Condition: B+

There is light soiling and the recto is toned, as usual.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $60

Closed on 11/20/2024

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