Item Info
Item No: mcai250291
Additional Title: Antiphonary
Script:
Rotunda
Language: Latin
Folio Number: front
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Initial L with a Prophet communicating with Christ
Notes: The bold colors and intricate design motifs locate this initial to Umbria, a region of central Italy. The figure kneeling below God is an unidentified Old Testament prophet. Although it may seem odd that an Old Testament prophet is praying to Christ (identified by his cruciform halo), the theological meaning is clear: Christ exists eternally and beyond human time.
The precise moment in the liturgy that the initial begins remains to be determined
Sirsi Catalog Key:
1594389
Country:
Country:Italy
Region/County:Umbria
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin):
1299
Image Dimensions Width:
168 mm
ShelfMark:
Lewis E M 25:29
front
reverse