Item Info

Language: Latin
Folio Number: front 71:1A
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Initial G with St. Nicholas of Tolentino
Notes: This cutting can be dated to ca. 1480-1490.
Notes: This initial begins an unidentified chant for the feast of St. Nicholas of Tolentino (Sept. 10, d. 1305), an Augustinian who spent most of his life in the Italian city of Tolentino. Lewis E M 71:1a-c are cuttings from an antiphonary that came from the Cathedral of Como illuminated by the Cremonese artist Baldasare Coldiradi who was active in the 1480s.
Country: Country:Italy
City/Town/Township:Cremona

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1499
Image Dimensions Width: 135 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E M 71:1A-C
Creator Name: Baldasare Coldiradi - Artist