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Historiated Initial (A) Excised from an Antiphonary: Christ in Majesty with Prophets

c. 1280–1300

Central Italy, 13th century

ink, tempera, and gold on parchment
Sheet: 28.4 x 27.5 cm (11 3/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1951.549
Location: Not on view
  • Milliken, William. "Style in Thirteenth and Fifteenth Century Illuminations." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 39, no. 3 (March 1952): 55-56. Reproduced: p. 52; Mentioned: p. 55 www.jstor.org
  • The Decorated Letter and the Illuminator's Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 25-December 19, 1993).
    Religious Art. Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo, NY (organizer) (December 15, 1964-January 10, 1965).
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