Gospel Lectionary (DS5139) (Q22917)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 27:7, Lewis E M 27:7, https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0023/html/lewis_e_m_027_007.html)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Gospel Lectionary (DS5139) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 27:7, Lewis E M 27:7, https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0023/html/lewis_e_m_027_007.html) |
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4 December 2023
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1550-1575
16. century
1550Gregorian
1575Gregorian
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Extent: 85 x 83 mm; parchment
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Portrait of St. Luke
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This cutting has been attributed to Giulio Clovio, or perhaps a follower who worked in a nearly identical manner. Born in Croatia in 1498, Giulio moved to Italy to become one of the most important illuminators of the sixteenth century. Giorgio Vasari, the great sixteenth-century biographer of Renaissance artists, described him as a 'Michelangelo of small works.' Perhaps it is no coincidence...
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This cutting has been dated to ca. 1572.
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This image shows the reverse of a cutting with a miniature from a gospel lectionary.
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14 April 2025
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