Item Info

Script: Bastarda
Language: Latin
Folio Number: front
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Massacre of the Innocents
Notes: This miniature once marked the beginning of the first lesson to be read during Matins for the feast of the Holy Innocents (Dec. 28). It is followed by a reading from Revelation 6:9: "Et cum aperuisset quintum sigillum vidi sub[tus altare]" (And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar). The miniature comes from the same manuscript as Lewis E M 9:18 and 20-26
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1574949
Country: Country:France
Cardinal Point:northern

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1499
Image Dimensions Width: 100 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E M 9:19