ENLUMINATION].
Illuminated manuscript leaf from a large choir book (antiphonary …

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ENLUMINATION]. Illuminated manuscript leaf from a large choir book (antiphonary or gradual) In Latin, liturgical Gothic script, music notated on 4-line staves drawn in red ink, square notation, large ornate initials (recto and verso), illuminated borders on two sides on a reserved background and burnished gold with coloured acanthus and flowers . Hymn for the 4th Sunday after the octave of EasterFrance , probably Paris, ca. 1500Dimensions : 552 x 780 mm .

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ENLUMINATION]. Illuminated manuscript leaf from a large choir book (antiphonary or gradual) In Latin, liturgical Gothic script, music notated on 4-line staves drawn in red ink, square notation, large ornate initials (recto and verso), illuminated borders on two sides on a reserved background and burnished gold with coloured acanthus and flowers . Hymn for the 4th Sunday after the octave of EasterFrance , probably Paris, ca. 1500Dimensions : 552 x 780 mm .

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