Cutting from an Antiphonary: Initial A[spiciens a longe]: The Tree of Jesse
c. 1115–25
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1949.202
This complex initial "A" is formed of meandering plant tendrils, neatly and symmetrically placed at the center of a succession of square frames to which the letter is securely attached above and below. The whole forms a Tree of Jesse showing Christ's ancestors beginning with K...
Manuscript
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Terms
Culture
Germany, Meuse Valley
Technique
ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
Genre
Manuscript
Department
Medieval Art
Relations
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