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Brotherton Collection6
Medieval Manuscripts6

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saints1
manuscripts, latin (medieval and modern)1
king david1
god the father1

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Jacobus de Voragine teaching (fol. 1r)
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Jacobus de Voragine teaching (fol. 1r)

[ca. 1300-1320]

10-line intial 'U', in blue decorated with white, on a gold ground, historiated with the scene of Jacobus Januensis (Jacobus de Voragine), the author of the Golden Legend, teaching a group of people. ...

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King David (fol. 31r)
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King David (fol. 31r)

[ca. 1440-1460]

The historiated initial includes King David in penitence, with his harp beside him on the ground. God appears to him in a cloud above.

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Decorated initials (fol. 12r)
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Decorated initials (fol. 12r)

[ca. 1300-1320]

Two intials 'L' in gold on pink/blue grounds.

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Legenda aurea sanctorum
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Legenda aurea sanctorum

Jacobus de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa (1229-1298)

[ca. 1300-1320]

The medieval foliation is one too high after f. 45. Quires are numbered and horizontal catchwords included. Decoration: One 10-line historiated initial in blue patterned in white and on decorated ...

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Foliate initials (fol. 15v)
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Foliate initials (fol. 15v)

[ca. 1300-1320]

Two initials 'D' and 'N' composed of and infilled with foliage in pink, blue, red and green, extending to the border, and further decorated with golden balls.

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Foliate initials (fol. 84v)
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Foliate initials (fol. 84v)

[ca. 1300-1320]

Two initials 'D' and 'R' composed of and infilled with foliage in pink, blue, red and green, extending to the border, and further decorated with golden balls.

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