Historiated initial D from a gradual, depicting the baptism of Christ (DS5174) (Q23022)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 28:19, Lewis E M 28:19)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Historiated initial D from a gradual, depicting the baptism of Christ (DS5174) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 28:19, Lewis E M 28:19) |
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Historiated initial D from a gradual, depicting the baptism of Christ
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1500-1515
16. century
1500Gregorian
1515Gregorian
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Extent: 148 x 150 mm; parchment
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Initial D with the Baptism of Christ
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This initial begins the collect for the feast of the Birth of John the Baptist (June 24), 'Deus qui praesentem diem honorabilem nobis in beati Johannis ...' (God, who hast made this day illustrious in our eyes by the birth of the Blessed John). This cutting and several others in the Free Library's collections were illuminated by the so-called Master B. F., after the initials inscribed in...
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This image shows the reverse of a cutting with an historiated initial from a gradual.
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Script: Rotunda
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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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