Initial C with Confessor saints, including a bishop and a Dominican friar This initial begins the Magnificat antiphon at first Vespers for the Common of One Confessor, 'Confessor domini [Nomine] astantem plebem corrobora sancta intercession ...' (Confessor of God, [name], strengthen the bystanding crowd with holy intercession ...' An artist active within the circle of Niccolò di Giacomo da Bologna (fl. ca. 1353- 1401), the most famous and prolific Bolognese... This image shows the reverse of a cutting with an historiated initial from an antiphonary. Initial G with Two martyr saints This initial begins the Magnificat antiphon at first Vespers for the Common of Several Martyrs, 'Gaudent in celis anime sanctorum ...' (The souls of the saints rejoice in heaven). Script: Rotunda
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