Item Info

Language: Latin
Folio Number: front
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Initial D with a Franciscan friar embracing Death
Notes: This initial begins Psalm 114 recited at the beginning of the Office of the Dead, " Dilexi quoniam exaudiet Dominus vocem orationis meae ..." (I have loved, because our Lord will hear the voice of my prayer). The friar, identified by his gray robes, is Franciscan. Although there are no stigmata on the hands or feet of this friar to suggest that he is St. Francis of Assisi, the founder of the order, images of St. Francis with a skeleton, as a symbol of death, occur frequently in Franciscan art. The image may also relate to St. Francis' poem "The Canticle of the Creatures," in which he refers to death as "our sister."
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1597009
Country: Country:Italy
City/Town/Township:Ferrara

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1460
Image Dimensions Width: 122 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E M 29:2