Item Info

Language: Latin
Folio Number: front
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Initial C
Notes: The style of this initial is reminiscent of Italian initial decoration, especially in the northern regions. Certain elements in the execution of the initial suggest, however, that the artist was not Italian but perhaps Spanish or Portuguese. Artists and scribes in the Iberian Peninsula were heavily influenced by the luxury choir books that came out of Italy in the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. This influence can be seen in the Italianate forms common in Iberian decoration.
Notes: This cutting can be dated to the 15th or 16th centuries.
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1600727
Country: Country:Spain ?

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1599
Image Dimensions Width: 101 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E M 31:15