Leaf 2 from an antiphonal fragment

Italian 13th Century

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of a medieval manuscript page featuring musical notation and text on parchment. The page displays a Latin chant, with Gothic-style black text and neumatic musical notation on a series of horizontal red lines. The illustrations include decorative initials in shades of blue and red, some of which are adorned with flourish detailing. The notes appear as diamond and square-shaped neumes, typical of Gregorian chant notation.