(Q22857)
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1350-1399
14. century
1350Gregorian
1399Gregorian
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Extent: 122 x 134 mm; parchment
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Initial E with a monk praying to God
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This initial begins the response for the first nocturn of Matins for the Common of One Confessor, 'Euge serve bone et fidelis ...' (Well done, good and faithful servant). This identification is confirmed by the fragmentary text on the reverse that comes from the preceding second antiphon for the first nocturn of Matins and psalm reading from Psalm 2, 'Quare fremuerunt ...' (Why do [the...
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These cuttings can be dated to ca. 1360-80.
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Initial E with a bishop praying to God
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This initial begins the response for the first nocturn of Matins for the Common of One Confessor Bishop, 'Euge serve bone et fidelis ...' (Well done, good and faithful servant). This identification is confirmed by the fragmentary text on the reverse that contains part of the text from the versicle following the response, 'Domine, quinque talenta tradidisti mihi ...' (Lord, you delivered to me...
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These cuttings can be dated to ca. 1360-80.
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An artist active within the circle of Niccolò di Giacomo da Bologna (fl. ca. 1353- 1401), the most famous and prolific Bolognese illuminator working in the second half of the fourteenth century, illuminated these initials, which were taken from the same antiphonary. Niccolò headed a large workshop that produced many choir books for churches and convents in and around Bologna. These cuttings...
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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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