Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis E M 45:14

Metadata

DS ID:

DS5391

Shelfmark:

Lewis E M 45:14

Title:

Antiphonary

Place:

Padua or Venice, Italy

Padua TGN

Date:

1250-1275

thirteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 98 x 128 mm; parchment

Note:

Initial A with Christ adored by two saints
This initial begins the first response of the first nocturn of Matins for the first Sunday in Advent, 'Aspiciens a longe...' (Long had I been watching). This cutting and other cuttings in the Free Library's collection from the same antiphonary (Lewis E M 26:20-29) are some of the only examples of medieval Italian manuscript illumination in the Free Library's collection. Nearly thirty years...
This cutting has been dated to ca. 1260-1270.
This image shows the reverse of a cutting with an historiated initial from a choir book.
Script: Transitional script (Italian)

Keyword:

Italy

Thirteenth century

Italian (culture or style)

fragments (object portions)

Liturgics

Historiated initials

Antiphonaries

Institutional Record:

https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0023/html/lewis_e_m_045_014.html

Holding Institution:

Free Library of Philadelphia