Antiphonary (DS5566) (Q24198)

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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 65.62, Lewis E M 65.62)
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Antiphonary (DS5566)
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 65.62, Lewis E M 65.62)

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    Extent: 359 x 515 mm; parchment
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    Initial I
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    This initial begins the first response of the first nocturn of Matins for the first Sunday in August, 'In principio deus [antequam terram faceret]' (In the beginning before God made the earth). Lewis E M 65:1-78 were once thought to have come from a single manuscript associated with the Cistercian monastery at Zwettl in Austria. It has been determined, however, that the leaves are from a...
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    These leaves can be dated to ca. 1430-1440.
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    This image shows the reverse of a leaf with a decorated initial from an antiphonary.
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    Script: Gothic bookhand
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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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