Item Info

Script: Rotunda
Language: Latin
Folio Number: front
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Initial A with King David in prayer
Notes: This initial begins the Introit for the First Sunday in Advent, "Ad te levavi animam meam ..." (All my heart goes out to thee). The words of the Introit are from Psalm 24:1-3. In the Middle Ages, David was believed to have composed the psalms, and he was thus often found in psalm illustration.
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1595935
Country: Country:Italy
City/Town/Township:Veneto ?
Cardinal Point:northern

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1499
Image Dimensions Width: 145 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E M 27:12