Category:Caligula Troper
Caligula Troper, British Library Cotton MS Caligula A XIV; Anon artist c.1050 / (1042-1079) Also known as the "Hereford Troper"
"Made up of fragments from a late Anglo-Saxon liturgical chant book, the Caligula Troper's illuminations introduce songs which would be inserted into the mass on special feast days and sung by a soloist, hence the book's small scale. The pictures' geometric abstraction of form and use of vibrant colours embellished with gold give an opulence that speaks of manufacture for use by an important figure. It is named for its 17th-century position in a bookcase supporting a bust of Caligula in the Cotton rare books library. Its selection of tropes (songs) and where it was in the Middle Ages suggest origins at Winchester or Worcester". Per BL
Media in category "Caligula Troper"
The following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total.
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Caligula Andrew.jpg 491 × 712; 151 KB
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Caligula apostles.jpg 465 × 712; 139 KB
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Caligula ascension.jpg 434 × 712; 147 KB
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Caligula Baptist.jpg 477 × 712; 145 KB
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Caligula Holy Family.jpg 481 × 712; 153 KB
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Caligula Joachim.jpg 468 × 712; 149 KB
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Caligula Lawrence.jpg 474 × 712; 155 KB
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Caligula music.jpg 479 × 712; 131 KB
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Caligula Peter.jpg 440 × 712; 167 KB
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Caligula St Martin.jpg 464 × 712; 136 KB
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Caligula Stephen.jpg 480 × 712; 131 KB
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Caligula virgins.jpg 478 × 712; 155 KB