Gradual
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1520
Gradual — Manuscript, by Girolamo dai Libri (Italian, 1474–1555), made in Italy, Verona, dated c. 1520. The liturgical book known simply as a “gradual” was the principal choir book used during the Mass.
They were produced in multiple volumes, sometimes as many as 12, in order to cover the entire liturgical year. Every church required a set of graduals in addition to other liturgical books such as missals, antiphonaries, and gospel lectionaries. This volume appears to be the lone survivor from a larger set. Its illuminations were painted by an illuminator working in the circle of the much-esteemed and highly imitated painter Girolamo dai Libri of Verona, who was a prolific painter of altarpieces as well as illuminations for books.
Physical description: Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; wood binding; Codex: 51.1 x 35.6 x 8.9 cm (20 1/8 x 14 x 3 1/2 in.).
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Historical context
Held by Cleveland Museum of Art (object no. 1921.140). The museum record attributes this piece to Girolamo dai Libri (Italian, 1474–1555) in Italy, Verona around c. 1520. Details beyond the museum's own catalogue entry have not been independently verified.
Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Codex: 51.1 x 35.6 x 8.9 cm (20 1/8 x 14 x 3 1/2 in.)
- Materials techniques
- Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; wood binding
Identification
- Source note
- All details come from the object's own museum catalogue record; nothing has been copied from other entries.
- Museum object name
- Manuscript
- Museum object number
- 1921.140
Catalogue references
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