Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

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Italy, Bologna, ca. 1370
MS M.800 fol. 15v

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Scene: Liturgical, Celebration of Mass -- Tonsured deacon, as half figure, appears behind tonsured priest, wearing chasuble inscribed with Tau-shaped cross.
He holds open book with pseudo-inscriptions on draped altar on which are chalice, and retable in form of triptych representing busts of three angels.
Scene within initial P decorated with foliate ornament, at beginning of notated Preface at Feastdays.