(Q24618)
Statements
1440-1460
15. century
1440Gregorian
1460Gregorian
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Extent: 295 x 440 mm; parchment
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Initial P with Dominican monks receiving the Rule of St. Augustine of Hippo
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The text that this initial begins cannot be identified since the cutting has been pasted to a mat. The scene shows St. Augustine giving his Rule to a group of Domincan friars. His Rule was intended for the Augustinian Order, but the Dominicans adopted it as well following the example of their founder St. Dominic who began his religious life as an Augustinian. This cutting has been attributed...
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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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