(Q23247)

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Historiated initial A depicting the Agnus Dei
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Extent: 144 x 150 mm; parchment
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While this is the reverse of a forged historiated initial, forgeries are frequently made on existing scraps of authentic medieval manuscripts. This is probably cut from a 15th-century choir book, most likely an antiphonary, and most likely from Italy.
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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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