Antiphonary (DS5707) (Q24621)

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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 74:18, Lewis E M 74:18)
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Antiphonary (DS5707)
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 74:18, Lewis E M 74:18)

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    Extent: 363 x 354 mm; parchment
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    Initial D with St. Clement I
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    This initial begins the Introit for the feast of St. Clement (Nov. 23), 'Dicit dominus sermones mie ...' (Thus says the Lord: My words ...). This initial has been attributed to the Sienese illuminator Pellegrino di Mariano Rossini, who was active in the last half of the fifteenth century. Pellegrino was a younger contemporary of Sano di Pietro, whose influence can be seen in this initial. The...
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    This image shows the reverse of a leaf with a decorated initial from a gradual. This side of the leaf, the true recto, contains the Communion for the feast of St. Nicholas (Dec. 6), though perhaps here used for a different saint as St. Nicholas falls after St. Clement in the calendar.
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    This cutting can be dated to ca. 1470.
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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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