Item Info
Language: Latin
Folio Number: front
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Initial S with a Martyr saint
Notes: This cutting can be dated to before 1445.
Notes: This initial begins the Introit for the Common of Martyrs, "Salus autem iustorum a Domino ..." (The Lord is the salvation of the just).
This initial has been attributed to the later career of the Venetian illuminator Cristoforo Cortese, active from ca. 1399 to before 1445, when a document refers to him as already dead. Several other leaves in the Free Library have also been attributed to Cortese.
Sirsi Catalog Key:
1602034
Country:
Country:Italy
City/Town/Township:Venice
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin):
1450
Image Dimensions Width:
469 mm
ShelfMark:
Lewis E M 45:13
Creator Name:
Christoforo Cortese - Artist
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