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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 16:10, Lewis E M 16:10)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Undetermined (DS4920) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 16:10, Lewis E M 16:10) |
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1025-1050
11. century
1025Gregorian
1050Gregorian
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Extent: 109 x 148 mm; parchment
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Initial A
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This initial is a fine example of Romanesque initial decoration. The intricate interlaced pattern of the white vine-scroll harbors a male figure in the lower compartment climbing up the tendrils of the stylized vines toward a lion in the upper compartment grazing, as it were, on the stylized foliage. The head of a beast at the top of the letter threatens to swallow the whole composition. Such...
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This cutting has been dated to ca. 1130.
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Script: Transitional script (praegothica)
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Contributor: David Kalish
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Cataloger: Dot Porter
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Funder: Council on Library and Information Resources
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4 December 2023
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4 December 2023
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