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Bifolium from an Antiphonary: Initial M with Saint Dominic Preaching and Music

Primo Miniatore di San Domenico

Cleveland Museum of Art

Open, two-page spread from a book with yellowed parchment. The left page with a large initial 'M' in blue ink; an illustration inside of a man with a halo, wearing black and white robes, standing in a brown structure with a green roof and red accents. The initial is decorated with blue and red designs in the corners and bottom; red and blue floral designs adorn the top and bottom borders. The pages feature black, red, and blue musical notation on five red lines; black calligraphy text throughout; a blue, red, and gold square decorative element on the right page's top right corner; and a gray border around the pages.

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900 × 614 px
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