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Leaf from the Wettinger Gradual: Historiated Initial (I) with Scenes from the Life of St. Augustine

Second Master of the Wettinger Gradual

Cleveland Museum of Art

Medieval manuscript page with music notation and illuminated lettering. The left side of the page features a large, ornate initial letter "I" containing four scenes. The top scene shows three people around a table with one wearing red, one wearing gray, and the third wearing orange and blue. The next scene below shows people standing, one wearing blue and orange. The third scene shows a woman in a white dress with people around her. The bottom scene shows people dressed in orange and blue. The initial letter is gold with blue and red designs. The right side of the page contains lines of text written in black calligraphy and musical notes. The background of the page is aged, off-white parchment. A blue and gold filigree design borders the initial letter, extending up and down the page with a dragon at the top and a man kneeling at the bottom. The bottom of the page features a border with leaves and flowers.

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608 × 900 px
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