Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis E M 28:16

Metadata

DS ID:

DS5171

Shelfmark:

Lewis E M 28:16

Title:

Historiated initial D from an antiphonary, depicting St. Paul

Place:

Lombardy, Italy

Lombardy TGN

Date:

1450-1499

fifteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 84 x 77 mm; parchment

Note:

Initial D with St. Paul
This initial may begin the hymn for Matins of the Commemoration of St. Paul the Apostle (June 30), 'Doctor egregie Paule mores instrue ...' (Paul, Teacher without equal, fashion our lives aright), although there is not enough textual evidence to confirm this identification. Paleographic evidence indicates that Lewis E M 28:16 and 17 may have come from the same volume or series of choir books...
This cutting can be dated to ca. 1470-1480.
This image shows the reverse of a cutting with an historiated initial from a service book.
Script: Rotunda

Keyword:

Historiated initials

fragments (object portions)

Antiphonaries

Italian (culture or style)

Italy

Liturgics

Fifteenth century

Institutional Record:

https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0023/html/lewis_e_m_028_016.html

Holding Institution:

Free Library of Philadelphia