Initial D with Christ with calling Sts. Peter and Andrew This initial begins the Introit for the Vigil of the feast of St. Andrew (Nov. 29), 'Dominus secus mare Galilee vidit duos fratres Petrum et Andream ...' (The Lord, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers Peter and Andrew). The Gospels of Matthew and Mark record that Christ came upon two fishermen in a boat on the Sea of Galilee, the brothers Peter and Andrew whom he called to be his... This image shows the reverse of a leaf with an historiated initial from an antiphonary. This side of the leaf, the true verso, continues the Introit for the Vigil of the feast of St. Andrew that begins on the front. Initial R with the Annunciation This initial begins the Introit for the feast of the Annunciation (Mar. 25), 'Rorate coeli de super ...' (Drop down dew, O heavens, from above). Taking advantage of the roundels created in the decorative foliage, the illuminator has placed the Archangel Gabriel in one of the roundels below the Virgin, thereby giving greater emphasis to her presence in this scene of the Annunciation. Along the... This image shows the reverse of a leaf with an historiated initial from an antiphonary. This side of the leaf, the true recto, contains a tract from an unidentified sanctorale feast. Initial M with Two Apostles This initial begins the Introit for the Common of the Apostles, 'Michi autem nimis honorati sunt amici tui deus ...' (Great reverence I have for your friends, O God). This image shows the reverse of a leaf with an historiated initial from an antiphonary. This side of the leaf, the true verso, continues the Introit for the Common of Apostles that begins on the front. Initial I with a Martyr saint This initial begins the Introit for the Common of One Martyr, 'In virtute tua domine letabitur iustus ...' (O Lord, the just will rejoice in your strength). This image shows the reverse of a leaf with an historiated initial from an antiphonary. This side of the leaf, the true verso, continues the Introit for the Common of One Martyr that begins on the front. Script: Rotunda
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