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Historiated Initial ‘O’ with St. John the Baptist

Italian

Artwork Details

Historiated Initial ‘O’ with St. John the Baptist
14th century
Italian
Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment
7 3/8 x 8 ¼ in. (18.73 x 20.96 cm);19 ¼ x 14 ¼ in. (48.89 x 36.2 cm);9 ½ x 12 in. (24.13 x 30.48 cm)
The Paul Leroy Grigaut Memorial Collection
1969/2.42

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Description

This historiated initial and its floriate border have been cut from a choir book and trimmed of all surrounding parchment, and thus of all clues as to its original context. When compared to the antiphonary displayed below, it clearly says more about post-medieval collection practices and attitudes than about the manuscript from which it was taken.

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