PER LA STORIA E LA DATAZIONE DEL SACRAMENTARIO AMBROSIANO DI VERCELLI

The Ambrosian Sacramentary Vercelli, Biblioteca Capitolare, CXXXVI appears to be linked to a significant increase of production of liturgical manuscripts due to the changed necessities of the Milanese Church in the 11th Century. A new analysis of the Vercelli Sacramentary sheds light on the history of the manuscript. A description of the MS content and codicological features is provided, with particular attention to its hitherto unnoticed flyleaf. The iconographical and stylistical comparison with other Sacramentaries of the Milanese group, which share iconographical and stylistical traits, suggests a datation to the first quarter of the 11th century.