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Choir book

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Item No: mcai210281
Additional Title: Choir book
Language: Latin
Folio Number: front 21:28
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Initial B
Notes: This initial is one of twenty-five taken from a large illuminated choir book or set of choir books typical of the type found in Italy during this time (see, for example, Lewis E 10). Consistencies in certain physical features, such as the same vertical dimensions used in the musical staves on the reverses, similar decorative motifs, and the same script, allow these cuttings to be identified as a group.
Country: Country:Italy
Region/County:Lombardy

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1599
Image Dimensions Width: 169 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E M 21:4-28