Leaf 8 from an antiphonal fragment

Italian 13th Century

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of an illuminated manuscript page with medieval musical notation. The image shows a page from a medieval manuscript featuring lines of musical notation written on a parchment. The page is divided into several staves by horizontal red lines, with black square notes above fragments of Latin text. The text is in a Gothic script and is minimally adorned with a decorative initial combining red and blue ink with a swirling design. The page has a worn appearance and a slightly yellowed hue. The layout suggests that this document was used for liturgical purposes, reading and singing hymns.