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(Q23511)

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title as recorded
Initial G with St. Anne teaching the Virgin Mary
standard title
Historiated initial
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physical description
Extent: 163 x 164 mm; parchment
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note
This initial begins the Introit for the feast of St. Anne (July 26), Gaudeamus omnes in Domino ..., (Rejoice we all in the Lord). The image of St. Anne teaching the young Virgin Mary became popular in the late Middle Ages with the rise of St. Anne's cult. The scene provided a model for the way in which mothers would teach young girls to read from their books of devotions. Lewis E M 43:13-14...
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This image shows the reverse of a cutting with an historiated initial from a gradual.
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acknowledgements
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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date added
4 December 2023
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date last updated
4 December 2023
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