Item Info

Script: Rotunda
Language: Latin
Folio Number: front 68:3
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Initial R with the Three Mary's at the tomb
Notes: This cuttings can be dated to ca. 1300.
Notes: This initial begins the Introit for Easter Sunday, "Resurrexi, et adhuc tecum sum ..." (I have risen, and I am still with you). As it is told in the Gospels, the morning after Christ's burial, three women came to the tomb and discovered that his body was gone. Mark identifies these women as Mary, the mother of James, Mary Magdalene, and Mary Salome: the three Marys. Their discovery is the first sign of the Resurrection mentioned in the Gospels.
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1659795
Country: Country:Italy
City/Town/Township:Florence

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1310
Image Dimensions Width: 473 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E M 68:3-6