ENLUMINATION. CHOIR BOOK.
Set of 5 ornate initials... Lot 2
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[ENLUMINATION]. [CHOIR BOOK].
Set of 5 ornate initials from a choir book.
Square notated music on staves drawn with drypoint and a line in red.
Tempera and ink on parchment.
France (?), late 12th century (?)
Initial D, dimensions: 97 x 105 mm; Initial Q, dimensions: 108 x 110 mm; Initial E, dimensions: 75 x 85 mm; Initial I, dimensions: 70 x 154 mm; Initial H, dimensions: 105 x 142 mm
Good condition, some traces of glue on the back.
These initials come from a choir book (antiphonary most likely) which betrays a minimalist Cistercian aesthetic but with a decoration with a blue pen which is quite abundant and sublimates the monochrome red initials with a sober decoration. The decoration recalls certain manuscripts painted for the abbey of Pontigny (Yonne), see for example the initials of a manuscript of Bede the Venerable (circa 1164-1166) (Auxerre, BM, MS 14).
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