Antiphonary (DS5659) (Q24477)

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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 70:2, Lewis E M 70:2)
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Antiphonary (DS5659)
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 70:2, Lewis E M 70:2)

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    Extent: 372 x 445 mm; parchment
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    Initial T with St. Paul the Apostle
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    This initial begins the first response of the first nocturn of Matins for the Commemoration of St. Paul the Apostle (June 30), 'Tollite iugum meum super vos dicit dominus ...'(Take my yoke upon you, says the Lord). Within the foliate forms of the initial is a profile view of a man's head. This is likely a portrait of Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara from 1471-1505. The powerful House of Este...
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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 liturgy for the Commemoration of St. Paul the Apostle, which begins on the front.
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    This leaf can be dated to ca. 1470-1480.
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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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