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Alphabet Letter "K"
1862

Name: Alphabet Letter "K"
Brand: Unknown
Price: 575 USD
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About the Item

An Alphabet of Capital Letters: Selected from the Illuminations of Italian Chorale Books of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries. Arundel Society. London, 1862. Engraving. Printed in Colours. Hand-Painted Gold Highlights. To produce a study for an historic illumination of antiphonals, the Arundel Society selected each of the alphabet letters from chorale books created in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Devotional pieces, the chorale music was greatly appreciated by Christians throughout the world. Often it was sung as responsive music where the choir would be divided into two parts thus creating a harmony which reinforced the Christian religious doctrine. As illustrious as the music, the key letters that headed each piece would take their own place in the art world. Many initials would be specifically devoted to prominent men and woman of both religious and cultural importance. For example, the “F” was devoted to Fra Angelico, an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance, described by Vasari in his Lives of the Artists as having "a rare and perfect talent". Original volumes from the 1862 printing can be found in libraries and universities throughout the world. A partial list is as follows: New York Public Library System. New York, NY. USA New York State Library. Albany, NY. USA Yale University Library. New Haven, CT. USA Boston Athenaeum. Boston, MA. USA Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Buffalo, NY. USA Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, PA. USA Institut National d’Historie de l’Art. Paris, France. Europe Bibliotheque d’Art et d”Archeologie. Paris, France. Europe

Creation Year:

1862

Dimensions:

Height: 25 in (63.5 cm)Width: 21 in (53.34 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)

Medium:

Gold,Watercolor,Engraving

Movement & Style:

Academic

Period:

1860-1869

Condition:

Framed to museum specifications using archival materials. Acid-free matting, backing, hinging. Glazed with ultraviolet filtering Plexiglas..