Antiphonal Illuminated Initial (1 results)
More imagesPublished by Italy, 1480
- First Edition
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Stephen Butler Rare Books & Manuscripts, London, United KingdomStephen Butler Rare Books & Manuscripts
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Add to basketNo Binding. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Antiphonal. Leaf on parchment with historiated illuminated initial. Italy C15th Leaf size: 360mm × 260mm Frame size: 480mm x 365mm Full single leaf written on parchment in black and red ink, 15 lines on both sides of the leaf in late Romanesque rounded hand. A beautiful illuminated…historiated initial blue 'H' on a background of gold leaf within which Christ facing in a praying posture with foliage spraying into the left hand margin. Framed and mounted in museum glass. The illumination appears to be later, maybe C16th but, if so, has been painted in style and in the space left for the original O illumination. Some old stains. An attractive leaf. The text "Post communionem, hæc nos, quæsumus, Domine, divini sacramenti perceptio." is a Latin prayer used in the Catholic Church during the celebration of the Mass. It is part of the post-communion prayer, which is said after the distribution of the Eucharist. The English translation of the prayer is: "Having received the sacrament of salvation, we beseech You, O Lord, that through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, whom You have given us as a Mother and whose festival we celebrate, we may obtain with the help of Your grace the eternal happiness which it promises. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.".
