(Q24489)
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1400-1499
15. century
1400Gregorian
1499Gregorian
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Extent: 377 x 550 mm; parchment
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This image shows the recto of the second leaf of a bifolium with an historiated initial. It contains the beginning of the second response of the first nocturn of Matins for the feast of the Nativity (Christmas Day), which begins on fol. 1v.
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Initial H with the Adoration of the Christ-Child
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This initial begins the first response of the first nocturn of Matins for the feast of the Nativity (Christmas Day), 'Hodie nobis celorum rex de virgine nasci dignatus est ...' (Today the king of heaven deigned to be born for us of a Virgin).
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This image shows the verso of the second leaf of a bifolium with an historiated initial. It continues the second response of the first nocturn of Matins for the feast of the Nativity (Christmas Day), which begins on fol. 1v.
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This image shows the verso of the first leaf of a bifolium with an historiated initial.
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Initial F with St. Francis
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This initial begins the first antiphon of Vespers for feast of St. Francis of Assisi, (Oct. 4), 'Franciscus vir catholicus et totus apostolicus ...' (Francis, the catholic man and perfectly apostolic).
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This image shows the reverse of a leaf with an historiated initial from an antiphonary. This side of the leaf, the true recto, contains an antiphon in praise of St. Michael the Archangel.
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Initial F with St. Francis of Assisi
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This initial begins the first response of the first nocturn of Matins for the feast of St. Francis (Oct. 4), 'Franciscus ut in publicum cessat negotiari ...' (Francis, leaving behind the affairs of the world). The church visible behind St. Francis may be the little chapel known as the 'Portiuncula,' where it is believed he founded the Franciscan Order in 1209.
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This image shows the reverse of a leaf with an historiated initial from an antiphonary. This side of the leaf, the true recto, contains the antiphons preceding the first response of the first nocturn of Matins for the feast of St. Francis.
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Lewis E M 70:9-11 are from the same manuscript.
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Script: Rotunda
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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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