Just acquired this antiphonary leaf, featuring the Office of St Lawrence, it’s mounted in stained glass.
Have you ever seen a manuscript fragment reused like this? I’d love to hear from others who’ve encountered similar examples.
#manuscriptfragments #antiphonary #bookhistory #stainedglas
Have you ever seen a manuscript fragment reused like this? I’d love to hear from others who’ve encountered similar examples.
#manuscriptfragments #antiphonary #bookhistory #stainedglas
July 24, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Just acquired this antiphonary leaf, featuring the Office of St Lawrence, it’s mounted in stained glass.
Have you ever seen a manuscript fragment reused like this? I’d love to hear from others who’ve encountered similar examples.
#manuscriptfragments #antiphonary #bookhistory #stainedglas
Have you ever seen a manuscript fragment reused like this? I’d love to hear from others who’ve encountered similar examples.
#manuscriptfragments #antiphonary #bookhistory #stainedglas
Historiated Initial I.
Mixed media on watercolour paper.
Original: Antiphonary painted by Lorenzo Monaco.
Ca. 1400
Mixed media on watercolour paper.
Original: Antiphonary painted by Lorenzo Monaco.
Ca. 1400
May 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Historiated Initial I.
Mixed media on watercolour paper.
Original: Antiphonary painted by Lorenzo Monaco.
Ca. 1400
Mixed media on watercolour paper.
Original: Antiphonary painted by Lorenzo Monaco.
Ca. 1400
Manuscript Leaf with Initial C, from an Antiphonary, 15th century
Class: Manuscripts and Illuminations
Culture: Italian
Medium: Tempera, ink, and metal leaf on parchment
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/466787
Class: Manuscripts and Illuminations
Culture: Italian
Medium: Tempera, ink, and metal leaf on parchment
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/466787
January 1, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Manuscript Leaf with Initial C, from an Antiphonary, 15th century
Class: Manuscripts and Illuminations
Culture: Italian
Medium: Tempera, ink, and metal leaf on parchment
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/466787
Class: Manuscripts and Illuminations
Culture: Italian
Medium: Tempera, ink, and metal leaf on parchment
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/466787
Feast of Columbanus (†615) of Bangor, #otd November 21 (also Nov 23): founder of Annegray, Luxeuil, Bobbio; the most famous of all Irish clerical exiles; abbot & controversialist; always grumpy
[Bangor Antiphonary: Milan, Ambros. C. 5 inf. f30r] foundationsirishculture.ie/record/?id=7
[Bangor Antiphonary: Milan, Ambros. C. 5 inf. f30r] foundationsirishculture.ie/record/?id=7
November 21, 2024 at 7:46 AM
Feast of Columbanus (†615) of Bangor, #otd November 21 (also Nov 23): founder of Annegray, Luxeuil, Bobbio; the most famous of all Irish clerical exiles; abbot & controversialist; always grumpy
[Bangor Antiphonary: Milan, Ambros. C. 5 inf. f30r] foundationsirishculture.ie/record/?id=7
[Bangor Antiphonary: Milan, Ambros. C. 5 inf. f30r] foundationsirishculture.ie/record/?id=7
Mad Science
July 2022
July 2022
![Vincent van Gogh, The Raising of Lazarus (after Rembrandt) + Gosta Adrian-Nilsson, Marin 1 + Cutting from an Antiphonary: Initial A[spiciens a longe]: The Tree of Jesse, c. 1115-1125 (CMA: Medieval Art) + Al Loving, Home #30, 2002](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7dk5eo6znnaq2uobwpxvkpoi/bafkreifgbysftnx3u7z5niq7ccyq52kjnrnasxs5oyy7k2llku3cqyw3iu)
April 9, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Mad Science
July 2022
July 2022
Antiphonary, Septuagesima Sunday, chants at the end of Lauds (Simile est regnum caelorum cantusindex.org/id/004955) and for prime (Conventione cantusindex.org/id/001915). Nice title pages too. #fragmentology
004955 | Cantus Index
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October 2, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Antiphonary, Septuagesima Sunday, chants at the end of Lauds (Simile est regnum caelorum cantusindex.org/id/004955) and for prime (Conventione cantusindex.org/id/001915). Nice title pages too. #fragmentology
26 Dec: Manuscript Illumination with St Stephen in an Initial S, from an Antiphonary
c. 1410–20
Master of the Brussels Initials
(Met Museum)
Here Stephen protomartyr feast #otd carries the stones which caused his death on his head.
c. 1410–20
Master of the Brussels Initials
(Met Museum)
Here Stephen protomartyr feast #otd carries the stones which caused his death on his head.
December 26, 2024 at 6:46 PM
26 Dec: Manuscript Illumination with St Stephen in an Initial S, from an Antiphonary
c. 1410–20
Master of the Brussels Initials
(Met Museum)
Here Stephen protomartyr feast #otd carries the stones which caused his death on his head.
c. 1410–20
Master of the Brussels Initials
(Met Museum)
Here Stephen protomartyr feast #otd carries the stones which caused his death on his head.
Manuscript Leaf with Initial T, from an Antiphonary (second quarter 15th century)
Creator: unknown
🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 466753)
#MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt ##TheMet
Creator: unknown
🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 466753)
#MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt ##TheMet
May 12, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Manuscript Leaf with Initial T, from an Antiphonary (second quarter 15th century)
Creator: unknown
🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 466753)
#MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt ##TheMet
Creator: unknown
🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 466753)
#MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt ##TheMet
Manuscript Leaf with the Feast of Saint Andrew in an Initial M, from an Antiphonary - Master of the Riccardiana Lactantius#painting#art#artist#oilpainting#paint#museum#artgallery#traditionalart#blueskyart
August 8, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Manuscript Leaf with the Feast of Saint Andrew in an Initial M, from an Antiphonary - Master of the Riccardiana Lactantius#painting#art#artist#oilpainting#paint#museum#artgallery#traditionalart#blueskyart
26 Dec: Manuscript Illumination with St Stephen in an Initial S, from an Antiphonary c. 1410–20 Master of the Brussels Initials (Met Museum) Here Stephen protomartyr feast #otd carries the stones which caused his death on his head.
December 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
26 Dec: Manuscript Illumination with St Stephen in an Initial S, from an Antiphonary c. 1410–20 Master of the Brussels Initials (Met Museum) Here Stephen protomartyr feast #otd carries the stones which caused his death on his head.
This illuminated manuscript is a gradual or antiphonary, used in liturgy. The ornate initial depicts St. Francis receiving the stigmata, The neumes suggest Gregorian chant. #prettypictures #arne'spictures #photography #manuscript #illumination #medieval #GregorianChant #history #art #music
March 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This illuminated manuscript is a gradual or antiphonary, used in liturgy. The ornate initial depicts St. Francis receiving the stigmata, The neumes suggest Gregorian chant. #prettypictures #arne'spictures #photography #manuscript #illumination #medieval #GregorianChant #history #art #music
Something for #StNicholasDay (6 December)
#Illumination by Cenni di Francesco di Ser Cenni in a #14thCentury #antiphonary showing #StNicholas staying the execution of 3 young men.
#otd #onthisday #illuminatedmanuscript #choirbook #earlymusic #illumination #14thC #cennidifrancescodisercenni
#Illumination by Cenni di Francesco di Ser Cenni in a #14thCentury #antiphonary showing #StNicholas staying the execution of 3 young men.
#otd #onthisday #illuminatedmanuscript #choirbook #earlymusic #illumination #14thC #cennidifrancescodisercenni
December 6, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Something for #StNicholasDay (6 December)
#Illumination by Cenni di Francesco di Ser Cenni in a #14thCentury #antiphonary showing #StNicholas staying the execution of 3 young men.
#otd #onthisday #illuminatedmanuscript #choirbook #earlymusic #illumination #14thC #cennidifrancescodisercenni
#Illumination by Cenni di Francesco di Ser Cenni in a #14thCentury #antiphonary showing #StNicholas staying the execution of 3 young men.
#otd #onthisday #illuminatedmanuscript #choirbook #earlymusic #illumination #14thC #cennidifrancescodisercenni
Manuscript Leaf with the Feast of Saint Andrew in an Initial M, from an Antiphonary - Master of the Riccardiana Lactantius#painting#art#artist#oilpainting#paint#museum#artgallery#traditionalart#blueskyart
October 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Manuscript Leaf with the Feast of Saint Andrew in an Initial M, from an Antiphonary - Master of the Riccardiana Lactantius#painting#art#artist#oilpainting#paint#museum#artgallery#traditionalart#blueskyart
Manuscript Leaf with the Trinity in an Initial G, from an Antiphonary https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/469054
December 6, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Manuscript Leaf with the Trinity in an Initial G, from an Antiphonary https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/469054
Manuscript Leaf with Initial S, from an Antiphonary https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/466741
November 27, 2024 at 10:20 AM
Manuscript Leaf with Initial S, from an Antiphonary https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/466741
Manuscript Leaf with the Nativity in an Initial H, from an Antiphonary - Master of the Riccardiana Lactantius#painting#art#artist#oilpainting#paint#museum#artgallery#traditionalart#blueskyart
April 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Manuscript Leaf with the Nativity in an Initial H, from an Antiphonary - Master of the Riccardiana Lactantius#painting#art#artist#oilpainting#paint#museum#artgallery#traditionalart#blueskyart
Manuscript Leaf with the Feast of Saint Andrew in an Initial M, from an Antiphonary - Master of the Riccardiana Lactantius#painting#art#artist#oilpainting#paint#museum#artgallery#traditionalart#blueskyart
June 1, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Manuscript Leaf with the Feast of Saint Andrew in an Initial M, from an Antiphonary - Master of the Riccardiana Lactantius#painting#art#artist#oilpainting#paint#museum#artgallery#traditionalart#blueskyart
Bifolium with Christ in Majesty in an Initial A Antiphonary First Sunday in Advent Bohemian Prague Praha c. 1405 (Met Museum)
November 30, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Bifolium with Christ in Majesty in an Initial A Antiphonary First Sunday in Advent Bohemian Prague Praha c. 1405 (Met Museum)
Manuscript Leaf with the Feast of Saint Andrew in an Initial M, from an Antiphonary - Master of the Riccardiana Lactantius#painting#art#artist#oilpainting#paint#museum#artgallery#traditionalart#blueskyart
June 2, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Manuscript Leaf with the Feast of Saint Andrew in an Initial M, from an Antiphonary - Master of the Riccardiana Lactantius#painting#art#artist#oilpainting#paint#museum#artgallery#traditionalart#blueskyart
Manuscript Leaf with Initial O, from an Antiphonary https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/466779
July 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Manuscript Leaf with Initial O, from an Antiphonary https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/466779
cǣg-bora, m.n: key-bearer. (KAEY-BO-ra / ˈkæːj-ˌbɔ-ra)
Image: Historiated initial S with Christ giving St Peter a key in an Antiphonary; Germany (Regensburg), early 14th century; Walters Art Museum, Ms. W.754, f. W.754Br.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
Image: Historiated initial S with Christ giving St Peter a key in an Antiphonary; Germany (Regensburg), early 14th century; Walters Art Museum, Ms. W.754, f. W.754Br.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
January 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
cǣg-bora, m.n: key-bearer. (KAEY-BO-ra / ˈkæːj-ˌbɔ-ra)
Image: Historiated initial S with Christ giving St Peter a key in an Antiphonary; Germany (Regensburg), early 14th century; Walters Art Museum, Ms. W.754, f. W.754Br.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
Image: Historiated initial S with Christ giving St Peter a key in an Antiphonary; Germany (Regensburg), early 14th century; Walters Art Museum, Ms. W.754, f. W.754Br.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
Ireland's oldest Xmas sung text is an antiphon for Xmas Day from the Antiphonary of Bangor (Milan, Biblioteca Ambrosiana, MS C 5 inf), c.690:
From this day on, the night decreases and the day grows, the shadows are shaken and the light spreads, and debts to darkness give way to dividends of light.
From this day on, the night decreases and the day grows, the shadows are shaken and the light spreads, and debts to darkness give way to dividends of light.
December 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Ireland's oldest Xmas sung text is an antiphon for Xmas Day from the Antiphonary of Bangor (Milan, Biblioteca Ambrosiana, MS C 5 inf), c.690:
From this day on, the night decreases and the day grows, the shadows are shaken and the light spreads, and debts to darkness give way to dividends of light.
From this day on, the night decreases and the day grows, the shadows are shaken and the light spreads, and debts to darkness give way to dividends of light.
Manuscript Leaf with the Feast of Saint Andrew in an Initial M, from an Antiphonary - Master of the Riccardiana Lactantius#painting#art#artist#oilpainting#paint#museum#artgallery#traditionalart#blueskyart
June 2, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Manuscript Leaf with the Feast of Saint Andrew in an Initial M, from an Antiphonary - Master of the Riccardiana Lactantius#painting#art#artist#oilpainting#paint#museum#artgallery#traditionalart#blueskyart
For today's #FragmentFriday, a large historiated initial showing Mary holding Jesus and giving a rosary to Saint Dominic. The other side has musical notation. From an antiphonary, possibly Spanish (Manuscript Fragment Collection, Ms. Coll. 591, Folder 15) #medievalsky
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January 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
For today's #FragmentFriday, a large historiated initial showing Mary holding Jesus and giving a rosary to Saint Dominic. The other side has musical notation. From an antiphonary, possibly Spanish (Manuscript Fragment Collection, Ms. Coll. 591, Folder 15) #medievalsky
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