Antiphonary (DS5545) (Q24135)

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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 65.41, Lewis E M 65.41)
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Antiphonary (DS5545)
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 65.41, Lewis E M 65.41)

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    Extent: 359 x 517 mm; parchment
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    Initial E with St. John the Baptist
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    This initial begins the first antiphon of Lauds for the feast of St. John the Baptist (June 24), 'Elisabeth Zacharie magnum virum genuit johannem baptistam precursorem domini' (Elizabeth [the wife] of Zachary, gave birth to a great man, John the Baptist, the precursor of Christ).Lewis E M 65:1-78 were once thought to have come from a single manuscript associated with the Cistercian monastery...
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    These leaves can be dated to ca. 1430-1440.
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    This image shows the reverse of a leaf with an historiated initial from an antiphonary.
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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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    5 December 2023
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    5 December 2023
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