Saint Agnes in a Historiated Initial "V" from an Antiphonary

INV-4551

1310/15

medievaltemperamanuscript

Date

1310/15

Medium

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

Dimensions

Initial: 7 × 6.5 cm (2 13/16 × 2 9/16 in.); Sheet: 55 × 38.5 cm (21 11/16 × 15 3/16 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Joseph L. Valentine

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