Manuscript Leaf with the Nativity in an Initial H, from an Antiphonary
Master of the Riccardiana Lactantius
Date
second half 15th century
Medium
Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment
Dimensions
Overall: 21 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. (55.5 x 40.3 cm) letter: 5 3/8 x 6 1/16 in. (13.6 x 15.4 cm) Mat size: 30 1/2 x 23 1/16 in. (77.5 x 58.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Louis L. Lorillard, 1896, transferred from the Library
License
This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights (Creative Commons Zero).
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