Choir book (DS5195) (Q23085)

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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 29:12a-b, Lewis E M 29:12a-b)
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Choir book (DS5195)
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 29:12a-b, Lewis E M 29:12a-b)

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    Extent: 91 x 88 mm; parchment
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    Initial G
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    Ornament in medieval and Renaissance manuscripts can be quite fanciful. In this initial, the head of a bird of prey, forming the end of the upper curve of the letter G, bears down with an open beak on the head of a man, forming the end of the lower curve, who glances fearfully up at his attacker. Such displays of imagination usually carried very little symbolism; rather, their purpose seems to...
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    This image shows the reverse of a cutting with a decorated initial from a choir book.
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    Border ornaments
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    These cuttings can be dated to the 15th or 16th centuries.
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    These cuttings contain ornament that would have decorated the borders of a manuscript leaf or formed part of the flourish of a decorated initial.
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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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