Initial A with St. Benedict This initial begins the first antiphon of Lauds for the feast of St. Benedict (March 21), 'Armis precinctus vere fidei benedictus idola dum stravit sedem tibi christen paravit' (Girded with arms of true faith, Benedict struck down idols while he prepared a seat for you O Christ). Lewis E M 65:1-78 were once thought to have come from a single manuscript associated with the Cistercian monastery... These leaves can be dated to ca. 1430-1440. This image shows the reverse of a leaf with an historiated initial from an antiphonary. Script: Gothic bookhand
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