(Q24276)
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1440-1460
15. century
1440Gregorian
1460Gregorian
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Extent: 288 x 450 mm; parchment
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Initial E with the Visitation
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This initial likely begins a part of the liturgy for the feast of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary (July 2). The text from Luke 1:39-47, which relates the story of the Visitation of Mary, is the Gospel reading for the Mass of the same feast. When she was pregnant with the Christ Child, Mary traveled to Hebron to see her cousin Elizabeth, who was pregnant with John the Baptist. Upon their...
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This image shows the reverse of a leaf with an historiated initial from a choir book.
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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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