Historiated Initial (R) Excised from an Antiphonary: The Resurrection

Historiated Initial (R) Excised from an Antiphonary: The Resurrection

c. 1470–75 · Francesco d'Antonio del Cherico (Italian, 1433–1484)

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He is not here: for he is risen, as hee said: Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
MATTHEW 28:6 · KJV 1611 · READ THE CHAPTER

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