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€ 2.200 - 2.400
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Splendid handwritten antiphonary on parchment, external dimensions 380 x 600 mm., internal dimensions of the sheet 370 x 550 mm., for a total of 175 parchment sheets plus two paper ones, richly decorated with initials illuminated in gold leaf, with floral motifs in blue, green, pink etc. of various sizes, the largest 100 x 100 mm. therefore 75 x 75, 60 x 75 etc., compared to the numbering at the top right, pages 72 and 151 would be missing, ancient restorations dating back to 1627 (see note on the first card), contemporary full leather binding with studs and corners, ruined.
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Incipit: Verbum supernum prodiens... It is a liturgical hymn written by Thomas Aquinas for the morning lauds of the feast of Corpus Christi.
A note on the backplate declares the origin of the codex perhaps from Ferrara, for a final destination which should have been Piacenza. A beautiful manuscript testimony to the ancient tradition of antiphonaries, chorales and hymnbooks used for centuries by the Church during solemn celebrations.
A note on the backplate declares the origin of the codex perhaps from Ferrara, for a final destination which should have been Piacenza. A beautiful manuscript testimony to the ancient tradition of antiphonaries, chorales and hymnbooks used for centuries by the Church during solemn celebrations.
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