Sheet of Music with Miniature in Initial Letter B, ca. 1450

Bodycolour, gold leaf on parchment

Sheet dimensions55,2 × 38,8 cm

Place of originLombardia

Status

not on display

About the workThe gold leaf behind the first letter on this sheet of music shines magnificently. Painted in gouache, the motifs represent tendrils and blossoms. This initial of the letter “B” is at the beginning of the line “Benedicta sit sancta trinitas” (“Blessed be the Holy Trinity”). The song is a Gregorian chant, a type of music that is still an element of Roman Catholic church services today. This page of music is likely from the hymnal of a monastery.

Accession Acquired 1927 from the Kunstgewerbemuseum

Provenance[...]; 1927/28 übernommen vom "Central-Gewerbe-Verein für die Rheinlande, Westfalen und benachbarte Gebiete" als Träger des Kunstgewerbemuseums

Inventory numberK 1928-1516r

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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