(Q23376)
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1525-1550
16. century
1525Gregorian
1550Gregorian
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Extent: 262 x 417 mm; parchment
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Initial D with John the Baptist in Prayer
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This initial begins the Introit for the feast of St. John the Baptist (June 24), 'De ventre matris meae meae vocavit me dominus nomine meo ...' (When I was still lying in my mother's womb the Lord sent his summons to me by name).
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This image shows the reverse of a leaf from a gradual with an historiated initial. This side of the leaf, the true recto, contains the beginning of the Gradual for the Vigil of the feast of St. John the Baptist.
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Initial C with Chalice and Host
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This initial begins the Introit for the Monday after Pentecost, 'Cibauit eos ex adipe frumenti ...' (Full ears of wheat are the nourishment he gives them).
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This image shows the reverse of a leaf from a gradual with an historiated initial. This side of the leaf, the true verso, continues the liturgy for the Monday after Pentecost, which begins on the front.
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Initial I with Saints John and Mark writing the Gospels
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This initial begins the Introit for the feast of St. John the Evangelist (Dec. 27), 'In medio ecclesiae aperuit os ei[us] ...' (In the middle of the temple, he opened his mouth).
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This image shows the reverse of a leaf from a gradual with an historiated initial. This side of the leaf, the true verso, continues the liturgy for the feast of St. John the Evangelist, which begins on the front.
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Initial S with Pentecost
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This initial begins the Introit for Pentecost Sunday, 'Spiritus domini repleuit orbem terrarum ...' (The Spirit of the Lord fills the whole world).
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This image shows the reverse of a leaf from a gradual with an historiated initial. This side of the leaf, the true verso, continues the liturgy for Pentecost Sunday, which begins on the front.
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Initial I with St. Bernard and Saint Augustine
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This initial begins the Introit for the feast of St. Bernard of Clairvaux (Aug. 20), 'In medio ecclesiae aperuit os ei[us] ...' (In the middle of the temple, he opened his mouth).
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This image shows the reverse of a leaf from a gradual with an historiated initial. This side of the leaf, the true verso, continues the liturgy for the feast of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, which begins on the front.
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Initial V with the Ascension
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This initial begins the Introit for the feast of the Ascension, 'Viri Galylaei quid admiramini aspicientes in coelum ...' (Men of Galilee, what are you wondering at, looking toward heaven).
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This image shows the reverse of a cutting from a gradual with an historiated initial. This side of the leaf, the true verso, continues the liturgy for the feast of the Ascension, which begins on the front.
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Lewis E M 1:19-22 and E M 42:4-9 are from the same manuscript.
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This cutting can be dated to ca. 1530. The paper was made in Nackel near Posen and can be identified by the watermark of a crowned escutcheon containing a doubled cross.
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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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