Initial D with King David, from a Cistercian Gradual

Medium

Tempera, ink, and metal leaf on parchment

Dimensions

Overall: 16 3/4 x 11 5/8 in. (42.5 x 29.6 cm) Historiated initial: 3 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (8.2 x 8.9 cm) Text Area: 12 1/16 x 8 1/8 in. (30.6 x 20.7 cm) Mat Size: 19 3/16 x 14 1/4 in. (48.8 x 36.2 cm)

Classification

Manuscripts and Illuminations

Culture

Netherlandish

Department

Medieval Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1955

Accession Number

55.18.4

Rights

Public Domain

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