Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis E M 76:1-2

Metadata

DS ID:

DS5726

Shelfmark:

Lewis E M 76:1-2

Title:

Antiphonary

Antiphonary

Place:

Italy

Italy TGN

Date:

1290-1310

thirteenth century (dates CE) AAT

fourteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Material:

Parchment

Parchment AAT

Physical Description:

Extent: 296 x 583 mm; parchment

Note:

Initial S
This initial begins the first response for the first nocturn of Matins of Holy Saturday, 'Sicut ovis ad occisionem ductus est ...' (Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter).
This image shows the reverse of a leaf with a decorated initial from an antiphonary. This side of the leaf, the true recto, contains most of the Magnificat antiphon for first Vespers of the first Sunday of September.
This initial begins the first response for the first nocturn of Matins for the first Sunday in September, 'Si bona suscepimus de manu domini ...' (We accept good things from the hand of God).
Lewis E M 76:1-2 were produced in the same workshop and appear to be from the same manuscript although executed by different scribes.
These cuttings can be dated to ca. 1300.
Script: Rotunda

Keyword:

Fourteenth century

Italy

Thirteenth century

illuminations (paintings)

Italian (culture or style)

fragments (object portions)

Liturgics

illustrations (layout features)

Antiphonaries

Institutional Record:

https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0023/html/lewis_e_m_076_001-002.html

Holding Institution:

Free Library of Philadelphia