Item Info

Script: Humanistic
Language: Latin
Folio Number: f. 85r
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Initial D with a corpse personifying death
Notes: This initial begins the Office of the Dead. The corpse within the initial is a "momento mori," a reminder that death comes to all. Hagiographic evidence in the calendar suggests that this book of hours was made for a Vallombrosan monk from the abbey of Passignano in central Italy. The feast of St. John Gaulbert (July 12), the founder of the Vallombrosan Order, is commemorated in the calendar as is the dedication of the basilica of San Michele (September 29), the abbey church at Passignano where St. John Gaulbert is buried.
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1538090
Country: Country:Italy
City/Town/Township:Florence

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1499
Image Dimensions Width: 129 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E 121