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Antiphonary: Initial A, Resurrection

Girolamo da Cremona

Cleveland Museum of Art

Medieval illuminated manuscript page with musical notation. The page is white and aged with visible stains and wear. A colorful illustration is on the left side, depicting a biblical scene. The illustration shows a man in an orange robe standing in front of a blue background, with a gold frame around it, adorned with flowers, leaves and geometric patterns. To the right of the illustration, there are lines of text in Latin, written in black, red, and blue ink, including musical notes on red and black lines. The top of the page has a Roman numeral "CXCIX" in black. The right side of the page has a large red numeral "1". The text includes the words "ANGELUS" and "DOMINI". The illustration depicts a scene with a figure emerging from a tomb.

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689 × 893 px
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