Antiphonary (DS4937) (Q22311)

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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 16:30, Lewis E M 16:30)
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Antiphonary (DS4937)
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 16:30, Lewis E M 16:30)

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    Extent: 170 x 265 mm; parchment
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    Initial I
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    The style of this initial is reminiscent of Flemish initial decoration. Certain elements in the execution of the initial suggest, however, that the artist was not Flemish but perhaps Spanish or Portuguese. Spain and Flanders had close political and economic ties in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. These ties also extended to the arts. Iberian illuminators were heavily influenced by...
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    This image shows the reverse of a cutting with a decorated initial from an antiphonary.
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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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