A Conversation for Art History 101: Poetry Is Influential

Is it in Medieval Spanish?

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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant

Heck, is it illustrated? Some of those old manuscripts have gorgeous colored letters and pictures


Is it in Medieval Spanish?

Post 2

Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor

I don't know because the Met didn't show the inside of the book. smiley - shrug

But since it's an antiphonary, I imagine the text is in Latin. And since it's 15th-16th century, I'm thinking it will have the music notes, if no decorative pictures.

We'll have another one coming up soon with an inside view - FWR has been roaming again. smiley - smiley


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