- Period
- Gothic
- Date
- c. 1325
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object no.
- 2003.171
Leaf Excised from an Antiphonary: Initial Q with Saints Peter and Paul
Unknown maker, c. 1325
Cleveland Museum of Art · The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection · Public domain
- Maker
- Unknown maker
- Date
- c. 1325
- Medium
- ink, tempera and gold on vellum
- Dimensions
- Each leaf: 32.3 x 21.9 cm (12 11/16 x 8 5/8 in.)
- Period
- Gothic
The record
Why it matters
The sheet belonged to an antiphonary, a large liturgical book used by the choir for chanting. It contains all the music and texts needed for daily services in the church. In South Flanders, where this manuscript originates, the Confrérie des Charitables de Saint-Éloi has been active since 1188, when a plague wave raged in the region. This brotherhood was in charge of giving bread to the poor, caring for the sick, consoling the dying, burying the dead, and giving them a burial.