(Q24390)
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1285-1299
13. century
1285Gregorian
1299Gregorian
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Extent: 333 x 510 mm; parchment
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Initial I with the Aspersion of the Holy Water
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This initial begins the first response for the first nocturn of Matins for the Dedication of a Church, 'In dedicatione templi decantabat populus laudem ...' (At the dedication of the church, the people sang songs of praise). The figure in the initial, a cleric, is performing the ritual of sprinkling the new church with holy water, also known as the Lustration or Washing of the Church.
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This image shows the reverse of a page with an historiated initial from an antiphonary.
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Script: Rotunda
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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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