Antiphonary (DS5558) (Q24174)

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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 65.54, Lewis E M 65.54)
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Antiphonary (DS5558)
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 65.54, Lewis E M 65.54)

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    Extent: 360 x 519 mm; parchment
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    Initial A with the Virgin and Child
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    This initial begins the first response of the first nocturn of Matins for the feast of the Purification of the Virgin (Feb. 2), 'Adorna thalamum tuum Sion et suscipe regem Christum' (Adorn your bridal chamber, Sion, and receive Christ the King). 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...
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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 an historiated 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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