Antiphonary (DS5674) (Q24522)

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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 72:1, Lewis E M 72:1)
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Antiphonary (DS5674)
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 72:1, Lewis E M 72:1)

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    Extent: 276 x 255 mm; parchment
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    Initial A with the Annunciation
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    This initial begins the first response of the first nocturn of Matins for the first Sunday in Advent, 'Aspiciens a longe ...' (Long had I been watching). Although the feast of the Annunciation is celebrated on March 25, the Annunciation is often found in antiphonaries marking the beginning of the Advent season, the liturgical season of preparation for the coming of Christ. Inscriptions from...
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    This image shows the reverse of a cutting with an historiated initial from an antiphonary.
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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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