(Q22815)
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1275-1299
13. century
1275Gregorian
1299Gregorian
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Extent: 134 x 153 mm; parchment
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Initial H with the Nativity
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This initial begins the first response of the first nocturn of Matins for Christmas Day (Dec. 25), 'Hodie nobis caelorum rex de virgine nasci dignatus est ...' (On this day the King of heaven deigned to be born for us of a Virgin). The illumination has been attributed to the anonymous Master of Missal A 47 of Perugia, so-called after a missal illuminated by him. This master was active in...
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This image shows the reverse of a cutting with an historiated initial from an antiphonary.
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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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4 December 2023
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4 December 2023
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