Antiphonal, Plimpton MS 041, 001r
Title
Antiphonal, Plimpton MS 041, 001r
Subject
Liturgy
Date
1450 - 1475
Format
still image
Language
Language
Type
Liturgical Book
Identifier
Plimpton MS 041, 001r
Extent
342 leaves
Provenance
Written for the Benedictine house of S. Pietro (Perugia) of the Congregation of Santa Giustina of Padua, whose ownership notes appear on ff. 1 and 166v; George A. Plimpton (1855-1936).
Original Format
Manuscript
Physical Dimensions
565 x 400 mm
Musical Notation
Square notation on 4-line red staves.
Material
Parchment
Origin Location
Perugia
Decoration Description
3-line historiated initial in white-patterned pink on burnished gold ground; 3 roundels.
Files
Citation
“Antiphonal, Plimpton MS 041, 001r,” Chant Manuscripts, accessed September 25, 2018, https://chantmanuscripts.omeka.net/items/show/4437.
Comments
Enrique Richard
Antiphonal music is that performed by two choirs in interaction, often singing substitute melodic expressions. Antiphonal psalmody is the singing or Do my Assignment for me melodic playing of songs by rotating gatherings of entertainers.
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