Illuminated Manuscript Leaf (c. 1450)

Manuscript leaf with two columns of black and red Latin text and blue and red decorated initials with penwork.

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Illuminated Manuscript Leaf, c. 1450, Art Institute of Chicago. Via artnap.com

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About this work

A single leaf of a medieval manuscript shows two columns of black Gothic script with red rubrics. Large decorated initials in blue and red with penwork extensions mark the start of the sections. The work is attributed to an anonymous Italian artist and dated to around 1450, and it is held by the Art Institute of Chicago.

Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Date

c. 1450

Medium

Manuscript cutting with round gothic inscriptions in black, red and blue inks, and decorations in red and blue inks, on vellum

Dimensions

16.2 × 11.7 cm

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

License

CC0

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