(Q23139)
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1400-1499
15. century
1400Gregorian
1499Gregorian
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Extent: 102 x 95 mm; parchment
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Initial D
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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 image shows the reverse of a cutting with a decorated initial from a missal.
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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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