Initial F This initial begins the first response of the first nocturn of Matins for the Birth of John the Baptist (June 24), 'Fuit homo missus a deo cui nome[n] johan[n]es e[rat].' (A man whose name was John was sent from God). 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 determined, however, that the... These leaves can be dated to ca. 1430-1440. This image shows the reverse of a leaf with a decorated initial from an antiphonary. This side of the leaf, the true verso, continues the chants for Matins. Script: Gothic bookhand
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