Item number: OTH503
Genuine Antique Sheet Music
c. 17th century
Maker:
Antique liturgical sheet music printed on laid paper. Double-sided. This was likely produced using a woodblock printing method with a mixture of black and red inks. The music is for the feast day of Saint Philip. The first lines are from the Introit for the feast: "Charitas Dei diffusa est in cordibus nostris per inhabitantem Spiritum ejus in nobis." ("The love of God has been poured into our hearts, through the Spirit of God dwelling within us.") These lines are followed by Psalm 103. This sheet shows its age with some minor smudges, some waviness of the old paper. Featuring colorful music staff and letters in red. Antique sheet music is difficult to date. We believe that generally sheet music hand painted on vellum was likely created in the earlier Middle Ages, while sheet music on paper that is hand painted would have been produced in the middle or later Middle Ages. French monks are known to have begun creating their own paper around 1350 C.E. Sheet music that is printed would have been created after the printing press was invented in Europe (1453 C.E.) and is therefore believed to have been made in the early Renaissance. Although the 5 line staff was being used for instrumental music, the 4 line staff stayed in use for religious vocal musical notation for much longer. These generalizations help give us an idea of possible age, but we cannot know if a piece was created in an area that adopted new techniques early or clung to past methods later. Very good condition overall. Sheet measures approx. 19.5 x 13.5 inches (H x W) overall. A statement piece - Graphic and interesting, will look great on your wall!
Genuine Antique Sheet Music from c. 17th century
Item Number: OTH503