Item Info

Script: Rotunda
Language: Latin
Folio Number: front
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Initial D with St. Clement I
Notes: This cutting can be dated to ca. 1470.
Notes: This initial begins the Introit for the feast of St. Clement (Nov. 23), "Dicit dominus sermones mie ..." (Thus says the Lord: My words ...). This initial has been attributed to the Sienese illuminator Pellegrino di Mariano Rossini, who was active in the last half of the fifteenth century. Pellegrino was a younger contemporary of Sano di Pietro, whose influence can be seen in this initial. The border decoration is similar but inferior to several cuttings in the Free Library's collection attributed to Sano (see, for example, Lewis E M 22:2-4).
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1639044
Country: Country:Italy
City/Town/Township:Siena

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1460
Image Dimensions Width: 354 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E M 74:18
Creator Name: Pellegrino di Mariano Rossini, attributed to - Artist