Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis E M 27:8
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- DS ID:
- DS5140
- Shelfmark:
- Lewis E M 27:8
- Title:
- Choir book
- Place:
- Tuscany, Siena?, Italy
- Date:
- 1300-1350
- Language:
- Latin
- Physical Description:
- Extent: 171 x 183 mm; parchment
- Note:
- Initial B with Christ blessing a Dominican nun
The Dominican nun, identified by her black and white robes, may represent the abbess of the convent in which the original choir book was used. The precise moment in the liturgy that this initial begins remains to be determined.
This cutting has been dated to ca. 1325.
Script: Rotunda - Keyword:
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- https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0023/html/lewis_e_m_027_008.html
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