Single Leaf from an Antiphonary: Initial H[odie nobis] with The Nativity
1471
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https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.282
This initial h introduces the first matins response for Christmas Day: Hodie nobis celorum rex (“On this day the King of Heaven”). Illustrating this artist’s love of fantastic detail, an entwined dragon climbs the ascender of the h. Christ’s nativity is within the letter, comp...
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Terms
Culture
Italy, Siena
Technique
ink, tempera, and gold on parchment
Genre
Manuscript
Department
Medieval Art
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