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Illuminated page from the first sermon in Sermones quadragesimales de poenitentia by Roberto Caracciolo

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An illuminated page from the first sermon in the 1472 printing of Roberto Caracciolo's Sermones quadragesimales de poenitentia. The illumination includes an initial letter "M" with accompanying floral imagery. At the bottom of the page is a coat of arms bearing a griffin surrounded by a laurel wreath. The illumination is done in red, green, blue, and black color with gold accents.

Date Issued or Published
1472
Subject - Topic/Names
Devices (Heraldry)
Decoration and ornament
Letters of the alphabet
Laurel
Griffins
Plants in art
Subject - Time Period
Fifteenth century
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Title
Illuminated page from the first sermon in Sermones quadragesimales de poenitentia by Roberto Caracciolo
Date Issued or Published
1472
Description
An illuminated page from the first sermon in the 1472 printing of Roberto Caracciolo's Sermones quadragesimales de poenitentia. The illumination includes an initial letter "M" with accompanying floral imagery. At the bottom of the page is a coat of arms bearing a griffin surrounded by a laurel wreath. The illumination is done in red, green, blue, and black color with gold accents.
Publisher
Wendelin, of Speier, -1477?
Place of Publication
Venice (Italy)
Contributor
Caracciolo, Roberto, 1425-1495
Primary Language
Latin
Subject - Topic/Names
Devices (Heraldry)
Decoration and ornament
Letters of the alphabet
Laurel
Griffins
Plants in art
Subject - Time Period
Fifteenth century
Extent/Dimensions
29 cm (approx.)
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
illuminations (paintings)
Format
Quarto
Source
Sacre theologiemagistri necnon sacri eloquii preconis celeberrimi fratris Roberti de Litio ordinis Minor[um] professoris op[us] quadragesimale putilissimum quod de penitentia dictum est. Feliciter incipit.
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1472 CARA
Rights Statement
The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e. not protected by copyright, has been produced by Pitts Theology Library.
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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Emory University
Holding Repository
Pitts Theology Library
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1472
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