(Q21690)
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1250-1275
13. century
1250Gregorian
1275Gregorian
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Extent: 55 x 47 mm; parchment
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Initial C with St. Catherine of Alexandria and suppliants
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This initial belongs to a group of cuttings from the same manuscript now divided between the Free Library and the Bodleian Library at Oxford University. It originally marked the beginning of the Canticles. Other initials from the manuscript contain scenes from the life of St. Catherine of Alexandria, indicating that the original owner had a special devotion to the saint. Here, St. Catherine...
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This image shows the reverse of a cutting with an historiated initial from a psalter-hours.
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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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