Calligraphy book bound in an antiphonal leaf
Medieval Manuscripts
Item Info
Folio Number: f. 1r
Original Year/Month/Day: 1774
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:
The Italian inscription on this leaf reads: "Examples for learning how to write by Guiseppe Farolfi Fiorentino, public Master of this city of Florence, made in 1774."
Notes:
This book of calligraphy samples is bound in an antiphonal leaf inscribed with Psalm 85. Medieval music leaves were frequently used for scrap from the Middle Ages through the nineteenth century. Liturgical decisions would be made in a monastic community, rendering some parts of services useless and the pages would be used as binding and scrap material or even as scratch materials for jotting down recipes and the like. The person who used this book for calligraphic practice probably felt that the antiphonal leaf was attractive and chose to use it for the binding itself.
Notes:
Title page
Country: Country:Italy
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1775
Image Dimensions Width: 301 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E 55
Creator Name: Guiseppe Farolfi Fiorentino - Scribe
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