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Illuminated Gregorian Chant Antiphonal Manuscript Pages, Framed

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Illuminated Gregorian Chant Antiphonal Manuscript Pages, Framed
Pair of illuminated antiphonal manuscript pages from an early 19th-century Gregorian chant choir book, presented side by side in a gold and red frame. Each folio is hand-lettered in Latin with square notation in black ink on red four-line staves. The large, stylized initials in red and black highlight section changes, such as Offert. and Comun., indicating use in the liturgical mass, likely for the offertory and communion sections. The left page is marked as folio 182 and the right as folio 147, suggesting they were not originally consecutive but curated for visual and thematic harmony. These richly decorative leaves, written on heavy parchment, exemplify the ecclesiastical script and neumatic notation used in Catholic monastic and cathedral chant traditions.

Issued: Early 19th century
Dimensions: 31.25"L x 24.50"H

Condition: Age related wear. Some scattered staining on the left leaf.