(Q23409)
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1300-1399
14. century
1300Gregorian
1399Gregorian
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Extent: 230 x 326 mm; parchment
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A pontifical liturgical book includes the instructions and texts for ceremonies performed by a bishop. This initial, for example, begins the rubric for the Consecration of the Paten and Chalice, the liturgical names for the cup and the plate used to hold the consecrated bread and wine of the Eucharist.
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Initial P with a Bishop consecrating the chalice and the host.
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This image shows the reverse of a leaf with an historiated initial from a pontifical. This side of the leaf, the true verso, continues the instructions for the consecration of the chalice and the host.
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This initial, for example, begins the instructions for the celebration of Mass at ecclesiastical synods and councils.
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Initial S with a Bishop addressing clerics and monks
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This image shows the reverse of a leaf with an historiated initial from a pontifical. This side of the leaf, the true recto, instructions for prayers recited at various times of the year for an unknown ceremony.
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Lewis E M 42:18-19 are from the same manuscript.
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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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