Item Info

Script: Rotunda
Language: Latin
Folio Number: front
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Initial S with the Virgin Mary and Christ Child
Notes: This cutting can be dated to ca. 1300-1313.
Notes: This initial begins the third response of the second nocturn of Matins for Christmas Day, "Sancta et immaculato virginitas ..." (Holy and immaculate virginity). This leaf and several others in the Free Library's collection were illuminated by Neri da Rimini, a Riminese illuminator whose activity can be documented from 1300 to 1338.
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1633426
Country: Country:Italy
City/Town/Township:Bologna

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1315
Image Dimensions Width: 542 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E M 73:6
Creator Name: Neri da Rimini - Artist