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Title Page of Abbot Berno's "Tonarius:" Initial D[omino]

c.1030
ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
Sheet: 21.5 x 15.3 cm (8 7/16 x 6 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1952.88
Location: not on view
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This leaf originally served as the dedication page of the Tonarius, or Tonary, written by Reichenau's Abbot Berno (1008-1048). A tonary was a music manual used to regulate liturgical chants. Berno's manuscript was presented to Archbishop Pilgrim of Cologne (1021-1036) whose name appears at the bottom of this leaf.
Title Page of Abbot Berno's "Tonarius:" Initial D[omino]

Title Page of Abbot Berno's "Tonarius:" Initial D[omino]

c.1030

Germany, Abbey of Reichenau, 11th century

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