Historiated Initial (E) Excised from a Gradual: Adoration of the Magi
c. 1200–1240
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https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.280
All the essential narrative elements—Mary, the infant Jesus, and the three Magi—are tucked into the lower body of the initial E. Although the initial is now separated from its original context in a gradual, or choir book, it would have marked the beginning of a new chant. In t...
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Terms
Culture
Italy, Siena
Technique
ink, tempera, and gold on parchment
Genre
Manuscript
Department
Medieval Art
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