Lives of the Saints (DS4608) (Q21324)

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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 1:11, Lewis E M 1:11)
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Lives of the Saints (DS4608)
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 1:11, Lewis E M 1:11)

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    Lives of the Saints
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    Extent: 95 x 252 mm; parchment
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    Initial F with the Anna Selbdritt
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    This initial contains the image known as Anna Selbdritt. 'Selbdrit' is a German term roughly translated as 'three-selves' and meant to illustrate St. Anne's role in sacred history as the Mother of the Virgin Mary. The image is related to the theme of Christ's holy kinship. St. Anne was a popular saint in the late Middle Ages. The initial may have originally belonged in a hagiographical...
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    Script: Cursive
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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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