Gradual (DS5405) (Q23715)

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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 46:7, Lewis E M 46:7)
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Gradual (DS5405)
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 46:7, Lewis E M 46:7)

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    Extent: 208 x 248 mm; parchment
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    Initial A with Christ appearing to David and a group of Camaldolese monks
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    This initial begins the Introit for the first Sunday in Advent, 'Ad te levavi animam meam ...' (I raise my soul to you). Here, Christ appears above a group of Camaldolese monks and the Old Testament king David, who looks up at him expectantly. This non-biblical scene captures the spirit of the Advent season when Christians prepare for the celebrations of the historic birth of Christ as well as...
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    This is a reverse of a cutting with an historiated initial from a gradual.
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    This cutting can be dated to ca. 1400.
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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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