Book of Hours (DS4797) (Q21891)

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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 10:7, Lewis E M 10:7)
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Book of Hours (DS4797)
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 10:7, Lewis E M 10:7)

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    Extent: 33 x 35 mm; parchment
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    Initial D with the bust of a man
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    The glance of this curious fellow turns toward a prayer or a psalm text, now cut away, in a book of hours. The artist has playfully composed the man's headgear out of the same foliate motifs that form the letter D, blurring the distinction between art and design. The reverse contains a passage of text from the last prayer said during Vespers of the Hours of the Holy Spirit. It is not clear...
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    This image shows the reverse of a cutting with an initial from a book of hours. The text is from the last prayer of Vespers of the Hours of the Holy Spirit. The word 'pletorium' in red is a fragment of the rubric 'ad completorium' or 'at Compline,' the last canonical hour of the day.
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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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