Book of Hours (DS4769) (Q21807)

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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 9:12, Lewis E M 9:12)
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Book of Hours (DS4769)
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 9:12, Lewis E M 9:12)

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    Extent: 88 x 122 mm; parchment
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    Allegory of Death
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    This miniature marks the beginning of the Office of the Dead. Though these prayers were to be said for the dead to speed their way to heaven, it was also a reminder for the devotee of his or her own mortality. This scene depicts Death, represented as a corpse, about to strike an emperor and a pope, a reminder that no one, no matter how powerful he or she is, escapes death.
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    This image shows the reverse of a leaf with a miniature from a book of hours.
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    Script: Bastarda
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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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