(Q22950)

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Extent: 106 x 112 mm; parchment
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Initial H with St. Ambrose of Milan
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St. Ambrose, bishop of Milan from 374 -397, is counted as one of the Doctors of the western Church with Augustine, Jerome, and Pope Gregory I. The fragmentary inscription in the margin to the right of the saint makes reference to the act of genuflecting before images of saints as a means of worship. The illuminator of this initial is known as the Olivetan Master, called by this name because of...
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This cutting can be dated to ca. 1430s-1440s.
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This is the reverse of a cutting from a choir book.
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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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