Item Info
Language: Latin
Folio Number: front
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Initial S with the Pentecost
Notes: This initial begins the Introit for Pentecost Sunday, "Spiritus domini replevit orbem terrarum ..." (The Spirit of the Lord fills the whole world).
Although executed by different artists, physical evidence indicates that Lewis E M 46:8-9 and E M 74:10 are from the same manuscript. This initial has been attributed to Ser Ricciardo di Nanni, a Florentine illuminator active from the 1450s to 1480.
Notes:
This leaf can be dated to ca. 1460.
Sirsi Catalog Key:
1639036
Country:
Country:Italy
City/Town/Township:Florence
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin):
1475
Image Dimensions Width:
555 mm
ShelfMark:
Lewis E M 74:10
front
reverse