(Q24024)
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1425-1450
15. century
1425Gregorian
1450Gregorian
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Extent: 360 x 511 mm; parchment
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Initial A with the Presentation in the Temple
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This initial begins the first response of the first nocturn of Matins for the feast of the Purification of the Virgin (Feb. 2), 'Adorna thalamum tuum Sion et suscipe regem Christum ...' (Adorn your bridal chamber, Sion, and receive Christ the King). Lewis E M 65:1-78 were once thought to have come from a single manuscript associated with the Cistercian monastery at Zwettl in Austria. It has...
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These leaves can be dated to ca. 1430-1440.
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This image shows the reverse of a leaf with an historiated initial from an antiphonary. This side of the leaf, the true verso, continues the response that begins on the front.
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Script: Gothic bookhand
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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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5 December 2023
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5 December 2023
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