Inhabited initial C from a choir book showing Saint John on Patmos
Title
Inhabited initial C from a choir book showing Saint John on Patmos
Description
This initial comes from the choir books from the Olivetan monastery of Santi Angelo e Niccolò at Villanova Sillaro, outside of Lodi. The series of twenty choir books commissioned by that community was a major financial, logistical, and artistic enterprise and was repeated often in Italy and elsewhere, beginning in the thirteenth century, providing a ready clientele for ambitious illuminators like Master B.F. (act. ca. 1490–1545). Necessary for full liturgical celebrations, these choir books were produced prior to the completion of altarpieces, frescoes, and other para-liturgical furnishings.
Creator
Illuminator: Master B.F.
Date
ca. 1500
Format
Illuminated manuscript cutting on parchment
Identifier
The Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis E M 72:11A
Coverage
Lombardy, Italy
Tags
Citation
Illuminator: Master B.F., “Inhabited initial C from a choir book showing Saint John on Patmos,” Making the Renaissance Manuscript, accessed December 22, 2024, http://makingrenmanuscripts.exhibits.library.upenn.edu/items/show/40.
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