Historiated initial C from an antiphonary, with a Saint, possibly St. Ambrose, praying to God (DS5172) (Q23016)

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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 28:17, Lewis E M 28:17)
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Historiated initial C from an antiphonary, with a Saint, possibly St. Ambrose, praying to God (DS5172)
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 28:17, Lewis E M 28:17)

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    Historiated initial C from an antiphonary, with a Saint, possibly St. Ambrose, praying to God
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    Extent: 94 x 92 mm; parchment
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    Initial C with a Saint, possibly St. Ambrose, praying to God
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    The exact moment in the liturgy that this initial begins remains to be determined. Iconographic evidence points to the identification of this saint as St. Ambrose, bishop of Milan (c. 340 - April 4, 397) and one of the Doctors of the Church. The saint is often depicted with the thrice-knotted scourge, which is visible over the kneeling figure's left shoulder in this initial. Paleographic...
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    This cutting can be dated to ca. 1470-1480.
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    This image shows the reverse of a cutting with an historiated initial from a service book.
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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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    4 December 2023
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    4 December 2023
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