Manuscript Leaf with the Nativity in an Initial H, from an Antiphonary

Master of the Riccardiana Lactantius

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The Christmas story is painted with great charm in a pleasing blend of pastel colors and a profusion of floral and leaf ornament. Angels in the sky proclaim Jesus’ birth, but their scrolls mistakenly read Groria and Grolia instead of Gloria—was the scribe fatigued, in haste, or simply a poor speller?

#2842. The Nativity in an Initial H, Part 1

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Manuscript Leaf with the Nativity in an Initial H, from an Antiphonary, Master of the Riccardiana Lactantius, Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, Italian

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Manuscript Leaf with the Nativity in an Initial H, from an Antiphonary, Master of the Riccardiana Lactantius, Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, Italian
Manuscript Leaf with the Nativity in an Initial H, from an Antiphonary, Master of the Riccardiana Lactantius, Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, Italian
Manuscript Leaf with the Nativity in an Initial H, from an Antiphonary, Master of the Riccardiana Lactantius, Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, Italian

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