Devotional Image (Andachtsbild) (DS5315) (Q23445)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 42:29, Lewis E M 42:29)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Devotional Image (Andachtsbild) (DS5315) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 42:29, Lewis E M 42:29) |
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1500-1550
16. century
1500Gregorian
1550Gregorian
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Extent: 132 x 180 mm; parchment
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St. Anne, the Virgin, and the Christ Child (Anna Selbdritt) adored by a Dominican friar
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This leaf represents a type of devotional image that originated and became especially popular in German-speaking lands in the late Middle Ages. Meant to be used in private prayer, these images were typically produced by nuns for their own use and to be distributed to the devout. Consequently, they are commonly called Nonnenarbeiten, the German word for 'nuns' work'.
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The verso of this devotional miniature contains a partially legible note in a nineteenth-century hand, 'Geschenck ... Rudolph,' providing a tantalizing clue to its provenance or, in other words, its history of ownership.
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Script: Gothic bookhand
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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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