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Fragment of a Choir Book with Historiated Initial (H): Birth of the Virgin

Unknown artist

Maximum print size

35.1 × 36.3 cm · 13.8 × 14.3 in

at 300 DPI from the 4,136 × 4,297 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 11×14 inch frame.

Frame: 40.6 × 50.8 cm · 16.0 × 20.0 in
Mat opening: 35.1 × 36.3 cm · 13.8 × 14.3 in
Mat border, sides: 2.8 cm · 1.1 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 7.1 cm · 2.8 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: 1200s
Medium: ink, tempera, and gold on parchment
Type: Manuscript
Origin: Southern Italy, 13th century
Orientation: square
Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art ↗

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