Item Info

Script: Rotunda
Language: Latin
Folio Number: front 47:20
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Initial I with a saint communicating with Christ
Notes: The liturgy that this initial begins remains to be determined.

Lewis E M 47:18-20, all from the same manuscript, were done by an anonymous Umbrian illuminator active at the turn of the thirteenth century known as the First Master of the Gubbio Choirbooks. He is so-called after a series of choir books illuminated by his hand that are now housed in the State Archives of Gubbio, Italy.
Notes: These cuttings can be dated to ca. 1300.
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1662022
Country: Country:Italy
Region/County:Umbria

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1310
Image Dimensions Width: 265 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E M 47:18-20
Creator Name: First Master of the Gubbio Choirbooks - Artist