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UnknownAlphabet Letter "T"1862
1862
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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)
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- Condition:Framed to museum specifications using archival materials. Acid-free matting, backing, hinging. Glazed with ultraviolet filtering Plexiglas..
- Gallery Location:Florham Park, NJ
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