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Leaf containing ornamental initial 'I' from a gradual

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Object IDGAA.MSS.2026.2Date1270 - 1280CreatorRinaldo da Siena (Italian, active 1274–1278)DescriptionThis vellum leaf (533 × 373 mm) preserves a magnificent ornamental initial 'I' marking the Introitus for the Feast of Saint John the Apostle. The tall initial sits upon a blue field with white tracery, its centre decorated with entwining ribbons also adorned with white tracery and embellished with leaf gold. The verso contains two smaller decorated initials ('B' and 'E') with penwork ornamentation. Music notation in neumes script appears on four-line red staves, with text in sepia brown ink.

This leaf shares identical attribution, provenance, and date with GAA.MSS.2026.1, and likely originated from the same gradual or from a closely related manuscript within the same scriptorium. No. pages1FormatManuscriptDimensions (mm x mm)533 × 373 mmSpecial CollectionsGordon Athol Anderson Music Collection

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Parchment Leaf containing decorated initial 'S' from a gradual

Leaf containing ornamental initial 'I' from a gradual

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Leaf containing ornamental initial 'I' from a gradual