Walters Ms. W.756, Single leaf from a gradual with the Assumption of the Virgin Leaf from a gradual Cataloger Dutschke, Consuelo Cataloger Herbert, Lynley Cataloger Sciacca, Christine Cataloger Walters Art Museum curatorial staff and researchers since 1934 Editor Herbert, Lynley Contributor Bockrath, Diane Contributor Davis, Lisa Fagin Contributor Emery, Doug Contributor Hamburger, Jeffrey Contributor Klemm, Elizabeth Contributor Noel, William Contributor Tabritha, Ariel Contributor Toth, Michael B. Contributor Valle, Chiara Conservator Owen, Linda Conservator Quandt, Abigail The Walters Art Museum

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 This leaf originally belonged to a mid-thirteenth-century gradual from southern Germany, or possibly the Seitenstetten region of Austria. The pages contain the fragmentary hymns for the feasts of St. Lawrence and the Assumption of the Virgin. The illumination introduces the latter, in the form of a large historiated initial "G," and depicts the death of the Virgin surrounded by apostles in the lower portion of the initial, while revealing her assumption into Heaven above. Christ appears within a rainbow mandorla and holds a small figure representing Mary's soul, an image that is based on Byzantine iconography. Originally the verso of the leaf, the image was fortuitously preserved due to the recto having been re-used as an account book cover in the early seventeenth century, the title of which is still visible. Baltimore The Walters Art Museum W.756 The primary language in this manuscript is Latin. W.756r - W.756v Leaf from a gradual Incomplete; recto and first lines of verso contain hymn for the feast of St. Laurence; fragmentary text begins "Dispersit dedit pauperibus..."; verso contains beginning of hymn for the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin, with incipit "In assumptione sanctae mariae gaudeamus..."

Medium weight, cream colored parchment

 Foliation: Not applicable32.8 19.5 27.0 17.4 Number of lines is based on lines of text; multiple lines have been ruled between for musical notation Gothic bookhand for main text; rubric and first word in a majuscule display script; following lines in a minuscule display script; a seventeenth-century hand has written a title in Gothic script over the musical notation during its use as an account book One historiated initial (5 lines) in gold, silver, green, red, blue, and white; enlarged initials in red, blue, and sometimes gold (1 to 2 lines); blue pen designs in margin on recto; musical staff lines color coded, with C-line in red or brown, F-line in red, and others in green; neumes in red and black; text in black ink Initial "G" with the death and assumption of the Virgin Hymn for the Feast of the Assumption Historiated initial "G," 5 lines Mid-13th century CE South Germany (or the Seitenstetten region of Austria?) Originally part of a gradual, South Germany, or possibly the Seitenstetten region of Austria, mid-thirteenth century Page re-used as a book wrapper, Germany(?), seventeenth century, titled and dated on recto "Geldt Register/Anno/1624/Biss Anno/1625" In collection of L'Art Ancien, Zurich, before 1955 Museum purchase, S & A.P. Fund, 1955 Relevant Works Faye, C. U. and W. H. Bond. Supplement to the Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States and Canada. New York, 1962, p. 199, no. 572. "Bulletin Codicologique." Scriptorium 26 (1972): 130-246, p. 28, no. 402. Miner, Dorothy. "Since de Ricci - Western Illuminated Manuscripts Acquired since 1934: A Report in Two Parts: Part 1." Journal of the Walters Art Gallery 29-30 (1966):68-103, p. 87, fig. 14. Huglo, Michel. "Souvenirs 'enchantes' de la Walters Art Gallery." Journal of the Walters Art Gallery, 54 (1996):1-8, p. 3, fig. 3. Palazzo, Eric. "Voir et entendre les chants de la messe," Codex Aquilarensis, 28, 2012, p. 219-230. Art Medicine Museum Poetry Script Muhammad, the Prophet Kashmiri Horses Walters Art Museum Document Astrology Devotion History Legal Literature -- Poetry Literature -- Prose Liturgy Philosophy Science Science -- Medicine Scripture Sufism Theology Mineralogy Logic Geography Geomancy Cosmology Cartography Fortune-telling Koran Qur`an Firman Palimpsest Prayer Bible Gospels Psalter Missal Lectionary Book of Hours Antiphonary Homilary Processional Horologion Breviary Hymnal Chronicle Maghreb Sub-Saharan (West) Africa Turkey Afghanistan Central Asia Egypt England India Iran Iraq Pakistan Germany France Austria Netherlands Ethiopia Armenia Flanders Greece Mamluk Mughal Ottoman Ottonian Armenian Byzantine Abbasid Qajar Rajput Christian Arabic Austrian Dutch Egyptian Fatimid German Indian Islamic Persian Safavid Timurid Turkish Umayyad English French Flemish Ethiopian Carolingian Calligraphy Colophon Headpiece Illumination Illustration Medallion Miniature Ornament Painting Early Abbasid script Ragini Romanesque Gothic Watermark Grotesques Historiated initial Inhabited initial White-vine lettering Textura Batarda Humanistic Uncial Accordion book Album Book Codex Manuscript Heraldry Saint's Life Drawing Grisaille New Abbasid style Musical notation Russia Romania Charter Russian Genealogy Mass book Prayer book Gospel Lectionary Psalter-Hours Treatise Grammar Gloss Pontifical Private devotional text Gradual Protective scroll Scroll 10th century 11th century 12th century 13th century 14th century 15th century 16th century 17th century 18th century 19th century 20th century 8th century 9th century Block book Caroline minuscule Central Arab lands (Near East) Chart English secretary hand Kufic Gothic book hand Original binding Treasure binding Gospel Book Spanish Spain Italian Italy Coptic Scrapbook American United States Maryland Historical Society Friendship book Friendship Biography Judaism Talmud Collection of Sermons Notable Notable binding Liturgical Devotional Scriptural Theological Legal Historical Scientific Scientific -- Medical Literary -- Prose Literary -- Poetry Philosophical Astrological Sufi English Gradual Austrian Christian German Historiated initial Illumination Manuscript Musical notation Painting Walters Art Museum Austria Germany 13th century Liturgy