Illuminated Initial "G" from a Prayerbook (15th century)

Medieval prayerbook page with a decorated gold and blue initial G, blackletter text and leafy floral borders.

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Illuminated Initial "G" from a Prayerbook, 15th century, Art Institute of Chicago. Via artnap.com

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A leaf from a prayerbook shows a large decorated initial G in gold, pink and blue, set beside several lines of dark blackletter text with red and blue rubricated capitals. Stylized leaves, flowers and gold dots form the borders above and below the text. The page is attributed to an anonymous Dutch artist and is held by the Art Institute of Chicago.

Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Date

15th century

Medium

Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf, with Dutch inscriptions in black and red inks, ruled in black, on parchment

Dimensions

14 × 7.4 cm

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

License

CC0

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