Page with decorated initial I

Unknown1400-1449

Musei Ferrara
Ferrara, Italy

Olivetan Anthem book "B", Antiphonary from the first Saturday after Pentecost to the last Sunday of November, c. 45v, Decorated initial I - In principio Deus antequem terram feceret prius quam abissos constitueret.

Details

Title: Page with decorated initial I
Creator: Unknown
Date: 1400-1449
Location: Schifanoia Museum
Physical Dimensions: 625 x 445 mm
Provenance: Ferrara Olivetan Monastery of San Girolamo outside the walls until 1797; Palazzo Paradiso, Municipal Library; at the Civic Museums since 1898
Type: Illuminated manuscript
Medium: Tempera colors, gold leaf and ink on parchment

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