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Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (G) with Christ, the Virgin, and Apostles
c. 1300
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The large decorated initial <em>G</em> introduces the text, <em>Gaudeamus omnes in Domino</em> (Let us rejoice in the Lord). It is the beginning of the opening prayer, or introit, of the Mass for the Feast of All Saints (November 1). The figures within the initial include Christ, the Virgin Mary, and various saints.
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- Title: Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (G) with Christ, the Virgin, and Apostles
- Date Created: c. 1300
- Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 55.7 x 37.9 cm (21 15/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
- Provenance: Vladimir G. Simkhovitch, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Oh
- Type: Manuscript
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1950.391
- Medium: Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
- Fun Fact: Words written in red ink, called rubrics, indicate titles and chapter headings that are not part of a manuscript’s main text.
- Department: Medieval Art
- Culture: Italy, Siena (?)
- Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Collection: MED - Manuscript Illuminations
- Accession Number: 1950.391
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