Cutting from a 15th-century Italian choirbook]. (DS3373) (Q16901)
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| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Cutting from a 15th-century Italian choirbook]. (DS3373) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Boston Public Library (8444708, MS pb Med.150) |
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28 November 2023
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Cutting from a 15th-century Italian choirbook].
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Birago, Giovan Pietro, active 1471-1513
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Italy
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Manuscripts, Medieval--Massachusetts--Boston
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ca. 1480
15. century
1480Gregorian
1480Gregorian
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Extent: 1 item : parchment, ill. ; 153 x 153 mm
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Ms. fragment.
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Bibliographic record created by BPL staff based on description by Dr. Lisa Fagin Davis.
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Place, date, and attribution from: Alexander, Jonathan J. G. "Giovan Pietro da Birago, illuminator of Milan; some initials cut from choir books" in Excavating the Medieval Image (Burlington, 2004), pp. 225-246.
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Layout: Red staves barely visible on dorse.
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Decoration: Historiated initial 'T' showing two saints being martyred by having hot lead poured down their throats. Identification of the Saints is uncertain: the iconography suggests they are Sts. Primus and Felicianus, who were martyred in that way, but J. J. G. Alexander (citing personal correspondence from Paola Bonfadini) identifies the subject as the martyrdom of Sts. Faustinus and...
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Binding: Housed in four-flap wrapper in an oversize folder.
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Origin: Produced in Italy, probably Milan, ca. 1480, the initial attributed to Giovan Pietro da Birago.
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Immediate source of acquisition: Purchased by the BPL from Maggs.
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Call number: MS pb Med.150.
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Former call number: MS 1575.
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4 December 2023
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