Initial S[alve sancta parens] from a Gradual: Madonna and Child

Initial S[alve sancta parens] from a Gradual: Madonna and Child

c. 1370–1374 · Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci (Italian, 1339–1399)

ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

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