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Missale: Fol. 178: Music for various ordinary prayers

Bartolommeo Caporali

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a parchment page with handwritten text and musical notation. The parchment is yellowed with age and has a rough texture. The text on the right side of the image is written in black and red ink, with some letters and words highlighted in red. The text appears to be in Latin and is written in a Gothic script, divided into columns. The left column contains approximately 31 lines of text, while the right column contains approximately 27 lines. The text is accompanied by musical notation on the left side of the image, consisting of black lines, squares, and symbols. The musical notation includes various symbols and markings, such as dots and dashes, used to indicate pitch, rhythm, and other musical elements. The page has a decorative element at the bottom center, consisting of red curved lines. The overall appearance of the page suggests that it is an illuminated manuscript, likely from the medieval period. The artist's name, Bartolommeo Caporali, and the title, Missale: Fol. 178: Music for various ordinary prayers, are associated with this image.

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604 × 893 px
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