Angel in a Historiated Initial "A" from an Antiphonary

1300/10 · Italy

Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf, with gothica textualis inscriptions in Latin in black ink, ruled in red and blue, and with other decorations, on parchment

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Gift of Mrs. Joseph L. Valentine

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