Item Info
Item No: mcai470211
Additional Title: Antiphonary
Script:
Rotunda
Language: Latin
Folio Number: front 47:21
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Initial A with Christ in Majesty and Two Saints
Notes: These cuttings can be dated to ca. 1325.
Notes: This initial begins the first response of the first nocturn of Matins for the first Sunday in Advent, "Aspiciens a longe ..." (Long had I been watching). In this initial, Christ appears above two saints who look up at him expectantly. This non-biblical scene captures the spirit of the Advent season when Christians prepare for the celebrations of the historic birth of Christ as well as his Second Coming at the end of time.
Lewis E M 47:21-22 are from the same manuscript.
Sirsi Catalog Key:
1662024
Country:
Country:Italy
City/Town/Township:Veneto ?
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin):
1350
Image Dimensions Width:
234 mm
ShelfMark:
Lewis E M 47:21-22
front 47:21
reverse 47:21 
front 47:22 
reverse 47:22