Service book (DS5087) (Q22761)

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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 25:11, Lewis E M 25:11)
Language Label Description Also known as
English
Service book (DS5087)
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 25:11, Lewis E M 25:11)

    Statements

    title as recorded
    Service book
    standard title
    Missal
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    instance of
    DS 2.0 Record
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    physical description
    Extent: 125 x 127 mm; parchment
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    note
    Initial L
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    This initial is filled with design motifs that appealed to the Renaissance imagination. Along the exterior shaft of initial L is the face of the 'Green Man,' a symbolic figure characterized by a face surrounded by vegetal forms, such as leaves or branches. Having its origins in pagan symbolism, the Green Man suggested rebirth and renewal. The hybrid figure in the center of the initial suggests...
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    This image shows the reverse of a cutting with a decorated initial from a service book.
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    Script: Rotunda
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    acknowledgements
    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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    date added
    4 December 2023
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    date last updated
    4 December 2023
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