(Q23163)
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1500-1599
16. century
1500Gregorian
1599
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Extent: 138 x 101 mm; parchment
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Initial C
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The style of this initial is reminiscent of Italian initial decoration, especially in the northern regions. Certain elements in the execution of the initial suggest, however, that the artist was not Italian but perhaps Spanish or Portuguese. Artists and scribes in the Iberian Peninsula were heavily influenced by the luxury choir books that came out of Italy in the late Middle Ages and...
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This cutting can be dated to the 15th or 16th centuries.
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This image shows the reverse of a cutting with a decorated initial from a service book.
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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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