Front Cover for a Gospel Book of French Cardinal Jean La Balou (1421-1491)

c. 1467–68 · Italy, Florence

nielloed silver plaques within gilt-silver borders

Cleveland Museum of Art · Medieval Art · CC0 · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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