Title: Leaf from A Latin Missal, Germany, 14th Century. Manuscript on Parchment. 19 Lines of Gothic Script and Musical Notation. Recovered from a Binding
Condition: Poor
A 14th century leaf from a manuscript Latin Missal, produced in Germany. The text is written in Latin, and is a Gothic script written in black ink, bearing ornate two-line initials in red and blue, as well as several lines of musical notation.
This fragment was once used as binder’s waste.
This manuscript is written in a double column, 19-line format.
One manuscript on parchment, 25 x 20.3
This manuscript is in poor shape, with heavy rubbing and wear to the parchment, with the parchment having curled at the bottom. There is a large hole at the top, with several words obscured. One side of the leaf is almost completely obscured in black ink.