Resurrection from BL Add 35254D-F, f. D

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Resurrection from BL Add 35254D-F, f. D

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Historiated initial 'R' of the Resurrection, the body of the letter composed of antique motifs, within a geometric frame with trompe l'oeil pearls. Beneath the miniature is a single line of text 'Resuresit C[h]r[istu]s De Sepulcro Aleluia Aleluia Aleluia'. On the reverse, three four-line red staves, musical notation and partial text '..ianum tuam alle / …mirabilis facta /…est scientia tua all'. Image taken from f. D of Cuttings from a choir book of Alexander VI. Written in Latin.

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1300 - 1500
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British Library
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